Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

I never expected to have my first book published in China, much less in Mandarin, but that goes to show how much the world continues to change. Venture Capital started in China in 1985, when the first government-sponsored venture capital firm was established. In 2006, China’s total venture capital investment reached $1.78

Venture Capital 44

Venture Capital China Technical Review Due Diligence 44

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We are now well-beyond 11 long years of ZERO public market returns, with major indices (Dow, S & P, and NASDAQ) trading much lower than they were in September 1999. Remember, from August 1982 to September 1999, the Dow Jones Industrial Average went from 777 to 11,028, and the NASDAQ from 159 to 2,887. For the U.S. So what to do?

Brazil 69

Brazil Government Angel Investor India 69

Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Try these statistics on for size, from 1999 to today Asia’s share of the world’s Initial Public Offerings grew from 12% to 66%. 7 Companies in China have raised more than $1 billion in an IPO this year. IPO by far this year will be the government ward General Motors. In the U.S. In the U.S. Your India strategy? • This is HARD.

Africa 104

Africa Brazil China India 104

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We are now well-beyond 11 long years of ZERO public market returns, with major indices (Dow, S & P, and NASDAQ) trading much lower than they were in September 1999. Remember, from August 1982 to September 1999, the Dow Jones Industrial Average went from 777 to 11,028, and the NASDAQ from 159 to 2,887. For the U.S.

Brazil 54

Brazil Angel Investor India China 54

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. All the usual caveats apply.

Programming 287

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 287

Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

government dataset compiled by the U.S. v) “Since 1999, over 60% of IPOs have been VC-backed. This is due to systemic regulatory failure and the unintended consequences of ill-conceived regulation that disproportionately negatively impacts startups. The fact that Singapore, Brazil, India, China, Chile, the U.K.,

Venture Capital 56

Venture Capital America Initial Public Offering IPO 56

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. In these series of 5 posts, I thought I’d share what I learned in China. The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. All the usual caveats apply.

Programming 179

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 179