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Published: 2/3/2010 10:06:54 AM, comments: 0
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Interesting post by Internet venture capital investor Fred Wilson on the benefits and merits of providing rewards to your customers, even for something so small as checking into your website:
Read post here
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 1/20/2010 10:40:10 AM, comments: 0
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Interesting and thought-provoking post on the merits of starting companies in various places around the country, advantages and disadvantages as well as potential pitfalls.
Read blog post here
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 1/13/2010 10:43:24 AM, comments: 0
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The survey was taken mid 2009, so it is a little bit old, but the points still remain valid. Here is a summary of it - note the optimism at the end:
Venture Capital Business
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Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 1/6/2010 12:59:04 PM, comments: 0
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VentureDeal is pleased to announce the release of a complimentary Startup Conference Review quarterly report, sponsored by the Bio CEO & Investor Conference.
The report covers new technology startup presentations for general technology and life science technology conferences during Q4 2009:
Download Review Here (PDF)
The report features notable and award-winning startups by conference and an index of all startup company presenters.
There is no registration required to download the report. Don't forget to pass it along to colleagues or friends who may benefit from the information.
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 12/22/2009 1:21:12 PM, comments: 0
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Venture capitalist and television commentator Paul Kedrosky asks a tantalizing question in his post about whether or not the strange things that a few successful startup companies (Zynga, Twitter and Yelp) have been doing lately are a harbinger of a tech IPO boom in 2010. He could be right, since the stranger things have happened:
Read the post here
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 12/16/2009 12:46:15 PM, comments: 0
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Good post from an entrepreneur who became a venture capitalist on one aspect of what makes a good entrepreneur:
Tenacity
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 12/9/2009 8:51:11 AM, comments: 0
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After a few quarters of a significant reduction in venture capital funding activity and fund closings, it looks like activity is beginning to pick up again.
During Q2 and Q3, there were an average of 5-7 daily funding announcements. During Q4, the average has bumped up to 8-10. Even after allowing for seasonal variations, the increase in activity is unmistakable.
We are also seeing more venture capital firms actually get their fund-raising closed so that they can begin to make investments in new companies. For the previous few quarters, there were a number of VCs that had received commitments of approximately half of their target, but had not closed. Now we are seeing more venture capital firms close those funds.
Lastly, M&A activity is picking up as well, with some of the large acquirers such as Google and Cisco stepping up their acquisition deal volume. Deal quality still remains spotty, with a number of asset purchases interspersed with operating company acquisitions, but the trend is definitely improving.
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 12/1/2009 12:57:46 PM, comments: 0
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Short but good post from one of the partners at First Round Capital, a prominent Internet venture capital firm. The post basically says that they view marketing as a central and strategic aspect of any company they consider investing in, not as a "bolt on" afterthought.
Read article here
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 11/25/2009 2:12:35 PM, comments: 0
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Internet media property AlwaysOn recently announced its Top 100 Venture Capitalists based on M&A activity.
View list here
VentureDeal assisted in contributing some of the data in the formation of the list. Congratulations to all of the VCs honored.
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 11/16/2009 8:36:39 AM, comments: 0
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Lexington, Massachusetts-based Highland Capital Partners announced the recent closing of a new $400 million venture capital investment fund.
The fund is the firm's eighth fund. Its previous generalist fund was double the size at $800 million.
Highland expects to invest in the fund in what it calls "exceptional healthcare, Internet and digital media and technology companies."
Highland manages approximately $3.4 billion in fund assets and also has offices in Menlo Park, CA.
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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