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Quoted: TheFunded.com allows entrepreneurs to research, rate, and review venture capital sources worldwide.

Quoted: "Thank god Friedman isn't heading up TARP. While we can debate whether the auto industry is worth saving, one thing that venture doesn't need is an extra $20 billion to 'invest.' Access to capital is not the issue. What we need are entrepreneurs working on breakthrough technologies (not 'financial engineering') that will transform existing industries and create brand new ones that did not heretofore exist.

Interesting

Quoted: The news that some Facebook employees are selling their stock privately naturally focuses on the price/valuation (a deep discount to the $15bn that Microsoft paid).

Some very interesting data and perspectives on the VC model.

Quoted: The slides from his presentation are embedded below, but really all you need to look at is the one above. It shows that the money going into VC funds is now more than the money coming out of VC funds. That line was crossed last June and there is no going back anytime soon.

Again, not sure this is denial or reality, but it is food for thought.

Quoted: RVC is contrarian. They invest when most people are scared and sell when everybody is bullish. MVC is the opposite. Smart MVC invest when the trends are obvious and get out quick, the classic "flip artist". Dumb MVC invest when the trends are obvious and don't get out in time. But both smart and dumb MVC are primarily trend spotters.

Sequoia Capital's presentation to its portfolio of companies telling them to buckle down for a long downtrend, cut costs, and get in to survival mode.

Quoted: Two Seattle-area venture capitalists who have long supported Republican candidates are tossing their support behind presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Quoted: The 20s are for getting some expertise. The 30s are for building a reputation. The 40s are where a VC peaks. The 50s are where you start managing the firm, handling relations with the investors, and the 60s are when you retire.

Funny shorts about venture capitalists, also tongue-in-cheek ads for Blueprint Ventures.