Published: 10/26/2009 8:17:03 AM, comments: 0
At the recent Y Combinator Startup School event, prominent Internet venture capital firm
Sequoia Capital announced that it has been making more investments in the past 12 months than in the preceding two years.
Apparently, the firm believes that the best time to make investments is during an economic downturn, which has historically resulted in the creation of some of the most influential and successful technology companies.
Sequoia invests in companies that have very clear return on investment opportunities and which focus on monetization early.
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDealPublished: 10/21/2009 8:49:47 AM, comments: 0
Internet VC Brad Feld is a proponent of a special visa concept called Startup Visa, which would allow foreign entrepreneurs to obtain expedited visas to the US as a way of attracting talented people.
Below is a current post on Startup Visa Stories from foreign entrepreneurs facing this issue:
Read story here
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDealPublished: 10/13/2009 8:26:45 AM, comments: 0
Good, short post from a European VC on some pros and cons of taking seed stage investment from an institutional venture capital firm.
Nic Brisbourne post on seed VCCheers,
Don Jones
VentureDealPublished: 10/7/2009 4:25:12 PM, comments: 0
Below is a great post by Widgetbox CEO Will Price on the subject of word of mouth and how to generate it:
Will Price Blog PostCheers,
Don Jones
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