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A Secondary Market For Private Company Stock : A VC

mohit — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:32:36 GMT

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).

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A Scary Line Has Been Crossed For VCs

mohit — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:45:17 GMT

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.

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Real VC Might Be The Safest Asset Class Today - ReadWriteWeb

mohit — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:46:38 GMT

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.

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Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn

eric — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:56:01 GMT

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.

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cocoa*life » Mercurialを使ってXcodeのプロジェクトを管理しはじめる

ketchup — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:17:25 GMT

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Republican venture capitalists support Obama

kabir — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:35:15 GMT

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

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When You Wake Up Feeling Old

mohit — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:52:01 GMT

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.

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The Adventures of Gary Snoman

seregine — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:59:19 GMT

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

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Emacs で Undo できる回数が少ない

ketchup — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:02:47 GMT

Mercurialがフォルダを再帰で追いかけていってしまうのもこれで治るかな

Quoted: (setq vc-dired-recurse nil)

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Polaris Ventures - Our Team

mohit — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:48:10 GMT

Met one of the team members this weekend. They operate out of Boston and Seattle and invest in life science and information technology businesses.

Quoted: Polaris Venture Partners invests in seed and early stage companies and in growth equity companies with substantial operating income. We have over $2 billion under management and current investments in more than 60 companies.

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