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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Monetization: virtual goods (1/3 of total revenues); Partnerships with major brands (currently partnered with H&M and Travel Channel); forecasted to hit 6mm users by end of Summer 2010. Competitors: Knewton.

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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

I plotted the growth in capacity of magnetic platter hard drives and flash drives back in 2006 or so, and saw that flash would overtake magnetic media in 2016. But it’s hard to say, even with hindsight, that we could have predicted Wikipedia, let alone forecast when it would occur. (If Step 2: Forecast the linear trend.

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Does Fintech Disruption Break The Investment Banking Model?

YoungUpstarts

An early example occurred in 2010 when UBS Analyst Neil Currie accessed satellite imagery to monitor activity in Walmart parking lots, running the data thru a mathematical regression to translate it into customer activity for better earnings forecasts. Revisiting our components let’s see why.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

In comparison, the overall technology sector growth was projected at 9-10% in early 2010 and this forecast did not change significantly today. ► 2006. (7). SaaS companies projected to grow 18% over this period in January 2010 and this projection moved up only to 20% today. ► 02/11 - 02/18. (2). ► 01/07 - 01/14. (1).

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6 Reasons Why Technology Won’t Kill B2B Salespeople

YoungUpstarts

Job Forecast Study ranks sales jobs as the number one job employers are currently looking to fill, ranking 10% higher than technical positions. Eliot Burdett is the cofounder and CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting , a leading B2B sales recruiting company launched in 2006. In addition, the 2015 CareerBuilder.com U.S.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

ISRAEL’S STATISTICS BUREAU FORECASTS 4% GROWTH IN 2010. The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) forecasts 4% growth for 2010 based on data it accumulated over the first nine months of the year. growth forecast for 2010 exports. For previous editions, click here. The growth figure is largely based on a new 9.1%

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Cracking The Code: State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment

Cracking the Code

So, here is the first edition, including the recent Q4 2009 earnings and the updated 2010 forecast. If we consider that 2009 was probably the worst year in the past 5 years, forecasting the same growth for 2010 is not very encouraging. ► 2006. (7). ► 02/11 - 02/18. (2). Get your own helicopter for $50! VC lifestyle.