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Entrepreneur
May 2005
John F. Ince |
Back in Black The Venture Capital industry is fattening up again -- but what does this mean for the entrepreneur? For the short term anyway, an increase in the supply of available capital.   |
Entrepreneur
August 2008
Tracy T. Lefteroff |
High Rollers Venture capitalists showed entrepreneurs the big bucks in 2007. Could one of our top VC firms be looking for a business like yours this time around? |
Entrepreneur
August 2007
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Finish Line For VC-backed companies, M&A remains by far the most common exit-strategy, over IPOs. This has implications for attracting VC dollars. |
Fast Company
May 2005
Alison Overholt |
Venturing Forth Kathy Sherbrooke, co-founder of Circles, one of the few venture-backed companies on our list, on what she learned about going after venture capital. |
Entrepreneur
May 2003
C.J. Prince |
Ray of Hope? VCs are optimistic about the coming year but are still holding on to their purse strings. |
Entrepreneur
July 2006 |
Doing the Numbers VC funding had another fruitful year, nurturing young and established companies alike. |
Entrepreneur
April 2010
Brad Feld |
Know When to Walk Away Don't ask venture capitalists for referrals if they say they're not interested. |
Entrepreneur
April 2009
Asheesh Advani |
Know How Your VC Gets Paid The bear market brings several implications for startups looking for funding. |
InternetNews
September 17, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
VC Resurgence Breathes More Life into IT Venture capitalists are raising and investing money again. What are they looking for and where? |
Bio-IT World
October 10, 2003 |
Funds Up Venture financing numbers are in for Q2, and the news is not all bad. |
Inc.
May 1, 2010
Bobbie Gossage |
An Insider's Guide to Venture Capital Financing Jeffrey Bussgang, author of Mastering the VC Game and a principal at Flybridge Capital Partners, on how to get funded. |
Bio-IT World
April 2006
Michael A. Greeley |
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. |
Entrepreneur
May 2004
C.J. Prince |
Ready, Set, Flow Optimistic entrepreneurs are testing the VC waters now that the market's future looks brighter. |
Entrepreneur
April 2009
Brad Feld |
Beware the Arrogant Venture Capitalist Their weaknesses may vary, but there's typically a common characteristic not-great venture capitalists share: arrogance. |
Inc.
February 2006
Darren Dahl |
Facing the Capital Gap There's plenty of capital out there. So why are so many companies struggling to raise money? |
Entrepreneur
February 2009
Carol Tice |
European VC Firms Investing in U.S. The VC community overseas is smaller than the U.S., but it is looking for U.S.-based companies. |
Entrepreneur
July 2004 |
Seeing Green Signaling the end of the VC drought, several industries have become fertile ground for investors. So what's the best way to find the right investor--even if you're not in one of those superstar sectors? Start with our 4th Annual VC 100. |
Entrepreneur
February 2009
Brad Feld |
VC vs. Angel Money: A Primer Don't blow a financing opportunity by approaching the wrong source. |
BusinessWeek
July 19, 2004
Justin Hibbard |
Fresh Seed In The Valley After a long drought, small VC firms are popping up to fund startups |
Bio-IT World
June 2005
Michael A. Greeley |
Who Wants to Be a VC? The objective is to stay relevant to a venture firm while the industry contracts. Develop the case that you can help create great companies (and great returns) because you have built a Rolodex and an ability to identify patterns of success. |
Entrepreneur
March 2009
Brad Feld |
Check Your VC's Pulse With the U.S. economy bouncing around chaotically, VC-backed companies are in a unique position: Until they become cash-flow positive, they're dependent on the support of their investors for additional financing. Ask your VC these three questions to gauge its level of involvement. |
Entrepreneur
August 2008
Carol Tice |
On the Horizon The economy may be down, but the expansion capital outlook remains positive in 2008. |
Entrepreneur
May 2002
C.J. Prince |
Springing Back It's not a mirage. The end to the long VC investment dry spell is within your reach... |
Inc.
December 2004
Michelle Leder |
Main Street VCs Most venture capitalists prefer to be within an hour's drive of their investments, but that's beginning to change. Is a new breed of venture capital, coming soon to a town near you? |
BusinessWeek
May 6, 2010
Womack & Galante |
Why Startups Hate Private Stock Sales Valuations of companies could be skewed. |
Bio-IT World
July 15, 2003
Michael Greeley |
Finally, the Bottom Has pharma bought all the solutions it needs? The flood of genomic data indicates no. |
Entrepreneur
January 2010
Carol Tice |
Are Venture Capitalists Becoming More Adventurous? VC funding seemingly stabilizes for most of the tech sector. |
Entrepreneur
December 2002
C.J. Prince |
No Mercy Are VCs sucking the life out of your business? Maybe you're better off without them. |
Fast Company
Vivian Giang |
Why The Few Women Venture Capitalists Often Give Up Only 2.7% of all venture-backed companies have a woman CEO. That's 183 out of 6,517 companies or $1.5 billion out of the $50.8 billion invested between 2011 and 2013. |
BusinessWeek
November 4, 2010 |
Where They're Betting (A Very Partial List) Andreessen Horowitz (aka A16Z) raised $300 million in the heat of the recession. It's invested about half of that in early seed-stage start-ups, slightly older venture-stage companies, and mature firms with potential for growth. |
Bio-IT World
January 13, 2003
Michael Greeley |
What Do We Do Now? Like it or not, the supply of capital is an important ingredient in the continued development of the bio-IT industry. Appreciating and understanding the forces currently at work in the VC marketplace can only help in raising capital. |
Inc.
September 2007
Max Chafkin |
Who's Behind TheFunded.com? A new website lets entrepreneurs talk trash about their VCs. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn |
Private Equity Gets Liquid Buyers and sellers both can benefit from an emerging market for seasoned interests in private deals. |
BusinessWeek
July 4, 2005
Justin Hibbard |
Why All That VC Cash Is Causing Jitters A surfeit of money could drive up the costs of startups, and depress returns. |
Entrepreneur
February 2009
Guy Kawasaki |
Top 9 Lies of Venture Capitalists Here's a look at the meanings behind what VCs say. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2011 |
Another Tech Bubble? Separating the Froth From the Facts Are we really watching Internet II: Return of the Dot-Com Bubble? |
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2009
Schramm & Bradley |
How Venture Capital Lost Its Way The current focus on fees at VC funds promotes startup flipping, not nurturing. |
InternetNews
July 21, 2010 |
Jive's Social CRM Attracts Big Investors Two top venture capital firms have invested more than $30 million in Jive Software. |
Entrepreneur
March 2005
John F. Ince |
Signal Strength With stronger marketing efforts, venture capital firms are making sure their message gets heard. |
Entrepreneur
January 2008
Guy Kawasaki |
Garnering Angels Sure, you may have ventured for VC, but raising angel capital takes a different kind of skill. |
Entrepreneur
April 2007
Guy Kawasaki |
Go for the Gold If you're trying to get venture capital, follow these 10 steps to impressing investors, and you'll be on your way to the big time. |
Entrepreneur
March 2007
Guy Kawasaki |
Lies, Lies, Lies! In the quest for capital, many entrepreneurs stretch the truth. One venture capitalist calls them out. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2005
Stuck & Weingarten |
How Venture Capital Thwarts Innovation The tech bubble saw an explosion of VC-funded start-ups, but has more funding brought more innovation or less? You may be shocked, as they were, by what these researchers found. |
InternetNews
October 4, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Minor Starts $50M Software On-Demand Fund Internet business entrepreneur Halsey Minor has set up a $50 million venture capital fund for piping applications over the Web as subscription services. |
Bank Technology News
November 2005 |
Follow VCs' Money...All the Way To India And China In the venture capital community, growing emphasis is being placed on where entrepreneurism is headed: out of the United States and to China and India. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Silicon Valley Bank's Diversified Success A comeback in M&A and venture capital financings should bode well for the bank that once specialized in tech start-ups. Investors, take note. |
Inc.
June 2004
Michelle Leder |
Offshore Drilling Why foreign-based venture capitals are taking a closer look at U.S. firms. |
InternetNews
September 24, 2009 |
Investors Warm to SaaS in Bleak VC Climate Second-quarter VC spending checked in at its lowest level since 1997 but private, on-demand software firms represent a lone bright spot. |
Entrepreneur
July 2010
Gwen Moran |
The Voices of Venture Capital 4 leading venture capitalists offer their takes on the ups and downs of VC investment, what captures their attention and the best ways to seek out VC money. |
HBS Working Knowledge
June 23, 2014
Carmen Nobel |
In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together A recent study finds that venture capitalists have a strong tendency to team up with other VCs whose ethnic and educational backgrounds are similar to their own. |
