blogs.wsj.com - 10/15/2008
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Silicon Valley venture capitalists last week declared that the financial downturn had reached tech’s shores . Now their gloomy outlook is even more official. In a study released Wednesday by the University of San Francisco, Mark Cannice, founder of USF’s Entrepreneurship Program, found that ...
sequoiacap.com - 10/9/2008
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watchmojo.com - 10/15/2008
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watchmojo.com —
Despite the gloom and doom front: In a
study released Wednesday by the University of San Francisco,...
Mark Cannice, founder of USF’s Entrepreneurship Program, found that venture capitalists’ confidence is at its lowest level since the university ...
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WatchMojo.com Business & Technology —
Despite the gloom and doom front:
In a study released Wednesday by the University of San Francisco, Mark Cannice, founder of USF’s Entrepreneurship Program, found that venture capitalists’ confidence is at its lowest level since the university began surveying venture investors in 2004. In total, San Francisco Bay Area venture capitalists’ confidence in the third quarter was measured at just 2.89 out of a scale of five, down from 3.07 in the previous quarter.
investors are still investing, or at least looking to invest. ...
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L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... -- More gloom and doom: a University of San Francisco study finds venture capitalists' confidence at its lowest level since the survey began. WSJ ...
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Furrier.org - John Furrier's Personal Blog —
... I have to say that this post from the Wall Street Journal is a bit off. It’s a pile on of Silicon Valley. Believe me I would be the first to say it but Silicon Valley is fine. I do find the messaging about deep cuts to be silly and a bit babyish. However this problem is deeper elsewhere and the gloom is everywhere. I don’t see Silicon Valley as bad as it was before. I think everyone is using this to save face on this bad investments. I can here the echos now in the boardroom “sorry boys… have to shut you down…bad economy..” ...
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