Venture Capital Returns Dip Below Zero

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Venture capital investments returned -1.6 percent in the year ending Sept. 30, but beat the public markets across all time horizons.

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How To Write A Misleading Headline
A VC — ... I know I don't have to explain this to anyone because it's done all the time, and I've done it plenty myself. But this headline from Claire Cain Miller's post on the NY Times blog yesterday is a good example of accentuating the negative in the headline: ...

Comcast: "We're Mortified" About Super Bowl Porn
Silicon Alley Insider — Comcast: "We're Mortified" About Super Bowl Porn Google Maps cover the ocean Ex-Yahoo media boss Scott Moore explains why he's now Microsoft's media boss Is President Obama building a "$9 billion cyberbridge to nowhere"? Venture capital returns come in 28% off last year's mark Sarah Lacy will take over for TechCrunch's Michael Arrington for two weeks Photo: Ladik ...

Around the Web 2.3.09: Motorola losses, Kindle sales, Amazon casual games store
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... -- Venture capital returns dip below zero. But, hey, these days many investors would kill for those kinds of results. Bits ...

Venture Capital Returns Have Not "Dipped Below Zero"
Silicon Alley Insider — ... I know I don't have to explain this to anyone because it's done all the time, and I've done it plenty myself. But this headline from Claire Cain Miller's post on the NY Times blog yesterday is a good example of accentuating the negative in the headline: ...

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