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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. The in invest in IT (Software + Internet + Healthcare). 40:30 –41:30).

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ProfessorVC: Crowdfunding - Good Idea or Really, Really Stupid.

Professor VC

I wont go into the details of the bill, but at a high level, it allows entrepreneurs to raise funds over the Internet up to a maximum of $1M annually (or $2M with audited financials). My skeptical side assumes that the intermediaries are the only ones that will make money in aggregate on these deals. Steve Bennet. 7.5 - 10.5%

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

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Between the worse data aggregation method and the much higher amount of work Wesabe made you do, it was far easier to have a good experience on Mint , and that good experience came far more quickly. Thin line between life and death of internet service is a number of users. Post-Mortem Title : Why Wesabe Lost to Mint.

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On the Road to Recap:

abovethecrowd.com

The pressures of lofty paper valuations, massive burn rates (and the subsequent need for more cash), and unprecedented low levels of IPOs and M&A, have created a complex and unique circumstance which many Unicorn CEOs and investors are ill-prepared to navigate. The same thing happened to many Internet stocks.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). return on investment after 3.5