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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

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And funds also have investments from the partners of the firm. Some wait 5-7 years but usually this is because it’s proving more difficult to raise a new fund due to market conditions or the lack of returns in their current fund. Most funds are 10 years in length and the initial investment period is normally 3-5 years.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Responses ranged from, “hey, they’re in a HUGE market&# to “it is an amazing company and their technology rocks.&# But everything has intrinsic value.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

17, on “How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology”. The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Moderator: Robert Savage, CEO, Track.com.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. Pundits are mixed on whether FourSquare represents a major technology trend or a fad but undoubtedly it has captured the zeitgeist of the technology elite at this moment in time. The Present Era.

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How to Find the Time to Accomplish Anything

Feld Thoughts

In 2002, I met Libba and Gifford Pinchot, cofounders of Bainbridge Graduate Institute , at a retreat. After I published Avogadro Corp, I knew that I wanted to send review copies to newspapers, bloggers, and other folks in the tech industry. For my second novel, I hired someone to research Amazon’s top reviewers for me.

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Meet Benchmark’s New Partner: Eric Vishria

abovethecrowd.com

Today Benchmark announced that Eric Vishria has joined us as a General Partner. Eric is one of the up-and-coming stars in the technology industry, and we are very excited he is becoming our partner. In Benchmark’s team dynamic, character and attitude really matter.

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A Look at What’s Fueling Startup Investments in Colombia

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In 2018, venture capital investments in Latin America doubled for the second consecutive year, according to LAVCA’s Annual Review of Tech Investment in Latin America. Here’s a look at three factors fueling investor interest in Colombia’s technology startups. Colombia is an attractive market for technology companies.

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