LPs (or Limited Partners) are the people (typically institutions like pension funds and insurance companies) that invest the money in venture capital funds which then in turn gets invested in startups. I have just returned from a week in the US where I have seen a significant increase in the [...]
If it's Saturday, it must mean Air Canada Flight 786 and me. Perfect time to catch up on some presentations from up coming entrepreneurs. After all the commentary I and other bloggers have put up about watching what you 'leave in' with respect to your presentations, you'd think the time [...]
Warning: You are going to hate this post. Why do start-ups have bonuses in their budgets? What's up with that? Let's roll back a bit and figure out what we collectively start with. First, you come to me with a plan. You believe this plan is extraordinary and the idea, [...]
And the hits keep coming. Live from my Inbox: Dear VC, I have a very good investment opportunity for an Internet and offline based business in Los Angeles that is going to revolutionize how business is done and caters to sustainability, wellness, and green based businesses with a very good [...]
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November 23rd, 2008 |
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The auto industry must be weaned off support, and Americans off cheap petrol, writes Michael Moritz[...]
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November 23rd, 2008 |
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Typically, when someone claims that they are pioneering a whole new business sector, they’re either exaggerating or lying outright. Not so with Paul Koenig and Mark Vogel, who seemingly are creating a new niche within the venture industry ecosystem - that of the shareholder representative. It's more interesting than it [...]
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November 23rd, 2008 |
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Since this summer I’ve been using Boxee. It runs on our Apple Mac Mini which is connected to our plasma television at home. And we love it. With Boxee I can stream popular shows from Hulu, Next New Networks, CNN, CBS and others. I can also check out our family [...]
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November 23rd, 2008 |
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Apptera Inc. raised $10.5 million in financing led by existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alloy Ventures, and Walden International. (YHOO)[...]
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November 23rd, 2008 |
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Venture capital investment in Europe dips five per cent to euro1.2bn in Q3 from last year[...]
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International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Board commits to fair value[...]
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Offshore tax dodgers will be facing a second round of investigations by HM Revenue & Customs next year.[...]
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Vivendi (EPA: VIV) SA has yet to decide whether it will keep its 20 percent stake in NBC Universal or exercise its annual option to sell, CEO Jean-Bernard Levy told analysts at a Morgan Stanley conference in Barcelona today. According to Bloomberg, Levy said: "Right now, considering the general expectations [...]
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November 23rd, 2008 |
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Considering the economic meltdown of the past few weeks, the fact that online ad revenues grew 11 percent in Q3 would seem to be reason to celebrate. But comparing the latest figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau to its Q307 report shows how much growth has slowed. While online ad [...]
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The increasingly Murdochized WSJ has been aggressively trying to lure NYT's luxury advertisers in much the same way the financial newspaper has been trying to broaden its coverage to grab its rivals general news readership. For example, high-end retailer and long-time NYT ad client Saks Inc. has recently been promoting [...]
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The Federal Trade Commission is likely to issue its recommendations on behavioral targeting rules within the next few weeks, and while the Online Publishers Association expects the FTC to keep its policy of industry self-regulation intact, it is not taking any chances. It has created a new government affairs office [...]
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Update: We have confirmed from our sources that the investor is Oak Investment Partners, the big money investment firm. Oak has invested in other digital media related companies like Federated Media, Demand Media, MobiTV, Oberon Media and others. We're still waiting for HuffPo to respond and will have more from [...]
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