Brian Magierski

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-14

Brian Magierski — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:30:00 +0000

Eating and playing — at Terra burger http://gowal.la/s/c45 #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-13

Brian Magierski — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:30:00 +0000

More diligence and less capital coming for startups (and their investors) – Venture Hacks http://ff.im/-hmox7 #

links for 2010-03-12

Brian Magierski — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:03:34 +0000

More diligence and less capital coming for startups (and their investors) – Venture Hacks

(tags: VC startup entrepreneurship privateequity fundraising economy)

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-12

Brian Magierski — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:30:00 +0000

Where The ‘Top 50 Venture-Backed Companies’ Reside – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ http://ff.im/-hjs56 #

The New Normal of Venture-backed startups

Brian Magierski — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:57:38 +0000

Bill Gross, the legendary bond fund manager at PIMCO, has been writing for a few years now about the new normal of global finance and the implications for investing and investing strategies going forward. I recently came across this awesome guest post by George Zachary of Charles River Ventures on the Venture Hacks blog – and it struck me as describing the new normal of venture investing and as a result of venture-backed startups.

It is a must-read for any entrepreneur operating in VC-backed startup land as well as for anyone in venture capital.

In particular, I noted this chart below which was included in the post. The data on this chart make a pretty clear case that cheap money is not only gone, but it will not be around for a long time. The dynamics of capital have changed, and we are entering a new normal phase for the foreseeable future.

Lastly, note the first commenter in this post as well … the good news, in my opinion, is that innovation will not stop, and cloud-computing, mobile technology, smart-grid, clean-tech and others will continue to add value and generate strong returns and new market leaders. Remember, the 1966-1981 period of prior negative aggregate speculative returns was also a period of time that produced such market leaders as Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, Genentech and others. We are indeed back to fundamentals.

links for 2010-03-11

Brian Magierski — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:03:51 +0000

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-11

Brian Magierski — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:30:00 +0000

Venture-Capital Firms Caught in a Shakeout – WSJ.com http://ff.im/-hgwxg #
The Next Big Thing – The Wall Street Journal Online http://ff.im/-hgwxf #

links for 2010-03-10

Brian Magierski — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:03:17 +0000

The Next Big Thing – The Wall Street Journal Online

(tags: VC ngenera)
Venture-Capital Firms Caught in a Shakeout – WSJ.com

(tags: VC nGenera)

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-10

Brian Magierski — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:30:00 +0000

RT @ngenera: #WSJ "Next big thing" list of VC-backed companies scores #nGenera in top 10, w/strong marks for exec team: http://bit.ly/ajqgYQ #

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-08

Brian Magierski — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:30:00 +0000

Saying Goodbye: New Exit Strategies for Today's Venture Capitalists – Knowledge@Wharton http://ff.im/-h4S52 #
Death by competitive analysis | VentureBeat http://ff.im/-h4S4Z #
Yammer: Will viral work in the enterprise? – O'Reilly Radar http://ff.im/-h4S4W #
peHUB » One of Silicon Valley’s Best New Angel Investors Steps Out of the Shadows http://ff.im/-h4S4U #
What’s it Like Being a VC? http://ff.im/-h6mso #

links for 2010-03-07

Brian Magierski — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:04:12 +0000

What’s it Like Being a VC?

(tags: vc advice statup)
Death by competitive analysis | VentureBeat

(tags: entrepreneurship startup strategy tips)
Yammer: Will viral work in the enterprise? – O'Reilly Radar

(tags: yammer microblogging enterprise socialmedia)
peHUB » One of Silicon Valley’s Best New Angel Investors Steps Out of the Shadows

I will tell you that as hard as it is to raise money as an entrepreneur, it’s twice as hard to raise a fund. There’s a tremendous amount of doubt among institutional people [when it comes to microfunds]. When I wanted to start [Baseline], I had access to [institutional LPs] through KP’s partners [alongside whom Anderson had worked earlier in the decade] but none of them were interested. It was too subscale; they were used to writing $30 million checks. That may be changing now.

(tags: VC angel privateequity)
Saying Goodbye: New Exit Strategies for Today's Venture Capitalists – Knowledge@Wharton

The near-disappearance of credit is also striking. "It's really a 'have and have-not' market," Quattrone said. While each of the top dozen technology companies has $5 billion to $30 billion of cash and "a big advantage over the others," credit is largely unavailable to mid-sized companies. "It's going to take a longer time to come back…. We're going to need to get the credit flowing in the economy again before things really open up."

(tags: vc privateequity investing entrepreneurship funding investment venturecapital startup)

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-03

Brian Magierski — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:30:00 +0000

blog.pmarca.com: Angels vs. Venture Capitalists http://ff.im/-gOLco #
Android app can recognize a person, pull up their status updates | VentureBeat http://ff.im/-gOLcp #
Making Seed-Stage Investing Easier – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ http://ff.im/-gOLcq #
PIMCO – Investment Outlook March 2010 Bill Gross Dont Care http://ff.im/-gONhl #

links for 2010-03-02

Brian Magierski — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:03:28 +0000

Success bred from failures – the VC model

Brian Magierski — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:24:25 +0000

This 2004 Stanford University eCorner lecture series interview with Randy Komisar, serial entrepreneur and Partner at Kleiner Perkins, is one of the best snippets of what it takes to succeed as a venture capital backed entrepreneur. Randy also highlights the value and key attributes of the US Venture Capital model. The video is 8 minutes long and is a “must watch” for every entrepreneur playing or seeking to play in the venture model.

Enjoy …