Silicon Valley
I just heard about this index today, the Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index, which measures the confidence of Silicon Valley venture capitalists on a scale from 1-5. In 4Q08, the index hit its fifth consecutive quarterly new low at 2.77 out of 5. The index was started
Silicon Valley
In keeping with my predictions series, here are the results of a recently released survey by the National Venture Capital Association featuring predictions about venture capital in 2009. The survey includes responses from more than 400 venture capitalists and was taken between 11/24 and 12/12/08. Some takeaways:
Silicon Valley
I found an interesting article in Forbes the other day entitled The Silicon Lining / Why the Bust is Good for Silicon Valley and I thought I'd discuss it a bit here. Let's start with this excerpt with some interesting IPO-related stats: ... Since 2002, there have
Silicon Valley
While it's taken me a while to post on this Wall St Journal article, it's still as relevant today as it was back in July. The article discusses the recent dearth of IPOs, arguing that the long-closed IPO window is changing the way startups think
