http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/09/24/are-venture-firms-worried-for-the-future/ Ideation on economics, media, venture capital and startups Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/09/24/are-venture-firms-worried-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-46466 If We Ran It » Suture Your Future Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:09:58 +0000 http://www.leveragingideas.com/?p=902#comment-46466 [...] this out, really good [...] [...] this out, really good [...]

]]> http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/09/24/are-venture-firms-worried-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-87607 Sam Huleatt Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:18:31 +0000 http://www.leveragingideas.com/?p=902#comment-87607 @Silver venture capital firms are definitely necessary. First, their capital comes from institutions, not private capital pools so in economies like we have now, the sources of funds are much more stable. Next VC firms tend to have much greater resources (Rolodex, experience and leverage) than would an angel and especially more than just joe average guy. Third, not anyone can just invest in a startup...technically you must be a qualified angel investor. @Silver venture capital firms are definitely necessary. First, their capital comes from institutions, not private capital pools so in economies like we have now, the sources of funds are much more stable. Next VC firms tend to have much greater resources (Rolodex, experience and leverage) than would an angel and especially more than just joe average guy. Third, not anyone can just invest in a startup…technically you must be a qualified angel investor.

]]> http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/09/24/are-venture-firms-worried-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-71410 Sam Huleatt Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:18:31 +0000 http://www.leveragingideas.com/?p=902#comment-71410 @Silver venture capital firms are definitely necessary. First, their capital comes from institutions, not private capital pools so in economies like we have now, the sources of funds are much more stable. Next VC firms tend to have much greater resources (Rolodex, experience and leverage) than would an angel and especially more than just joe average guy. Third, not anyone can just invest in a startup...technically you must be a qualified angel investor. @Silver venture capital firms are definitely necessary. First, their capital comes from institutions, not private capital pools so in economies like we have now, the sources of funds are much more stable. Next VC firms tend to have much greater resources (Rolodex, experience and leverage) than would an angel and especially more than just joe average guy. Third, not anyone can just invest in a startup…technically you must be a qualified angel investor.

]]> http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/09/24/are-venture-firms-worried-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-71409 silver industry Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:08:23 +0000 http://www.leveragingideas.com/?p=902#comment-71409 Who needs venture capital firms when investors can just invest directly into the company? Who needs venture capital firms when investors can just invest directly into the company?

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