Comments on: The future of VC? http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/01/the-future-of-vc My commentary on Tech News, Starting a business, Ebay, and Everyday Life Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:56:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: henri http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/01/the-future-of-vc#comment-85744 henri Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:29:45 +0000 http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/01/the-future-of-vc#comment-85744 Micro investment had certainly a great potential for some start up. But if you raise around 1 million how will you manage with all the investors? Maybe some VC players must open their fund to small shareholder... Micro investment had certainly a great potential for some start up. But if you raise around 1 million how will you manage with all the investors? Maybe some VC players must open their fund to small shareholder…

]]> By: Thatedeguy : Ebay/Craigslist VC venue http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/01/the-future-of-vc#comment-362 Thatedeguy : Ebay/Craigslist VC venue Thu, 09 Feb 2006 03:36:23 +0000 http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/01/the-future-of-vc#comment-362 [...] I posted a couple of days ago about how I would like to see a VC venue that is similar in structure to Ebay or Craigslist where potential Investors and Entrepreneurs can go to post their startups and invest in said startups(Post 1, Post 2). Jeff Nolan said it couldn’t be done easily. There are too many regulations involved. And he may be right. [...] [...] I posted a couple of days ago about how I would like to see a VC venue that is similar in structure to Ebay or Craigslist where potential Investors and Entrepreneurs can go to post their startups and invest in said startups(Post 1, Post 2). Jeff Nolan said it couldn’t be done easily. There are too many regulations involved. And he may be right. [...]

]]> By: BillyG http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/01/the-future-of-vc#comment-352 BillyG Sat, 04 Feb 2006 05:35:48 +0000 http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/01/the-future-of-vc#comment-352 Wanted to thank you Ed and Jeff for that spirited conversation, I learned a few things but for the life of me can't remember where I know your name from Jeff. Must've been from my stock crunching days a few years ago since you're SAP Ventures. No matter now lol. Wanted to thank you Ed and Jeff for that spirited conversation, I learned a few things but for the life of me can’t remember where I know your name from Jeff. Must’ve been from my stock crunching days a few years ago since you’re SAP Ventures. No matter now lol.

]]> By: P2P Foundation » Blog Archive » The ‘distribution of capital’ debate http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/01/the-future-of-vc#comment-345 P2P Foundation » Blog Archive » The ‘distribution of capital’ debate Thu, 02 Feb 2006 06:25:42 +0000 http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/01/the-future-of-vc#comment-345 [...] This debate is picking up steam, after a post by David Winer,  below is what he said, but there are many interesting reactions. From Mitch Ratcliffe, and others. some of whom have proposals to patch up a broken venture capital industry, which performed very badly leading up to the dotcom crash of 2001. [...] [...] This debate is picking up steam, after a post by David Winer,  below is what he said, but there are many interesting reactions. From Mitch Ratcliffe, and others. some of whom have proposals to patch up a broken venture capital industry, which performed very badly leading up to the dotcom crash of 2001. [...]

]]> By: Christopher Allen http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/01/the-future-of-vc#comment-344 Christopher Allen Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:01:58 +0000 http://www.thatedeguy.com/archives/2006/01/the-future-of-vc#comment-344 You might also want to take a look at my view on angel investing, at "On Being an Angel" http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2006/01/on_being_an_ang.html In it I discuss a lot of aspect of the economics and sociology behind why venture capital behaves the way it does, as well as issues of being an angel investor. You might also want to take a look at my view on angel investing, at “On Being an Angel” http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2006/01/on_being_an_ang.html

In it I discuss a lot of aspect of the economics and sociology behind why venture capital behaves the way it does, as well as issues of being an angel investor.

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