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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly VCs will not support a sector where consistent compelling exits are not evident. Unfortunately, the bio-IT field still suffers from this. |
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Are You a Venture Capitalist? Then stop investing as though you've got money to burn. The way to make money in stocks is to invest in financially sound, responsibly managed, profitable companies. |
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Speed Dating for Startup Dollars The software industry group's annual Investment Conference for Private Companies focuses on small software companies eager for funding from an attentive audience of venture capitalists. For IT people, it offers a quick look at technologies that could prove valuable to their companies. |
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Jeff Joseph |
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Where VCs Fear To Tread Angel investors are filling a critical gap by providing early backing for biotechs. |
