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In Silicon Valley, some Angel investors have come under fire for meeting to discuss a range of financial issues and potentially creating an environment of collusion to affect valuations and other deal terms.

If true, that is a troubling development among a small number of market participants.

My own sense is that while there may have been some talk about affecting outcomes for their own benefit, it was probably more a situation of networking and discussing what's going on in the marketplace.

Any group of financial investors inevitably comes together to discuss the "state of the market". While there are certainly bad actors looking to gain advantage at the expense of others, I would like to believe that most investors are looking to create win-win situations with the entrepreneurs to invest in and not at the expense of those entrepreneurs.

Cheers,

Don Jones

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At VentureDeal, we are always trying to produce data and information that users want and value.

We are considering a new type of service that we call "Venture Trends".

On a regular basis, we think that users would value venture capital trend information on an individual industry basis, such as where digital media companies are that are getting funding, funding amount trends, what types of firms are funding, average round size and stage...

We would like to hear from you what kinds of trend information you would be interested in. Feel free to contact us directly at contactus@VentureDeal.com.

Cheers,

Don Jones

VentureDeal

Here is an almost evangelical blog post by noted VC and entrepreneurial booster Jeff Bussgang:

Read post here

Cheers,

Don Jones

VentureDeal

Great post by noted VC and Angel investor Brad Feld on the latest breed of early-stage investor:

Read post here

Cheers,

Don Jones

VentureDeal