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The VC model is broken
The VC model is broken
The VC model is broken
venturebeat.com — These days, the more you talk to folks about Silicon Valley’s venture capital industry, the more negative... the message is becoming. And for good reason. There’s no more patience. Last time, circa 2001, the entire VC industry got a ... (more) The VC model is broken
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The VC model is broken
VentureBeat — ... TheFunded - Canarie View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: investing lp) Ressi was invited to present his views to the finance and ...

A Slightly Different Perspective
A VC — I've been reading a bunch of posts recently suggesting that the VC model is broken. But guess what? It's always been broken. As Jeff Nolan points out in a short and sweet post: there is a permanent structural imbalance in VC that simply doesn’t change and serves to exacerbate the amplitude of the swings from good times to bad. There are maybe a dozen VC firms that generate the bulk of returns, a handful of “individualist” firms that simply chart their own path to good success, and a whole bunch of followers that get slaughtered. This was the case in 2001 and it’s the case today. Jeff's truth has been the story with the venture capital asset class for the ...

Why venture capital won't save your job [Meltdowns]
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