Power Equations

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in Venture Capital | 3 Comments »

Recently I was asked to speak at a TechAlliance / Ernst & Young event in London, Ontario about valuations. I was speaking after Bill Armitage who was clear and understandable ... Read more..

Entrepreneurs, Persistence and Impact on the Economy

Monday, February 9th, 2009 Posted in Best Practices | 16 Comments »

We work everyday with entrepreneurs who are battling on the frontlines of this economy. It seems that as the news gets worse and worse, these entrepreneurs and management teams ... Read more..

Capital Conservation vs. Business Priorities

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Venture Capital | 5 Comments »

By now most everyone, including yours truly, has seen the Sequoia 56 slide missive on the current state of the VC market: R.I.P Good Times And you probably have seen: Ron Conway: ... Read more..

A Career in Venture Capital

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in Venture Capital | 3 Comments »

People often ask me about how to become a venture capitalist and how I *decided* I wanted to be a VC. I must admit, a career in venture capital was ... Read more..

Exits

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Posted in Venture Capital | 2 Comments »

Fred Wilson recently wrote a series of posts detailing the economics of a Venture Capital Fund (Economics, Gross and Net Returns, When One Deal Returns The Fund, Allocating Follow-On Capital). ... Read more..