Entrepreneurship
The 2009 Venture Capital 100
The first annual AlwaysOn Venture Capital 100 highlights the one hundred individuals who have backed the most profitable winners in the last four years. To compile the first VC 100 List, our editorial team sourced data from its research partners Morgan Stanley, VentureDeal and the 451 Group on more than 700 active venture capitalists, 1,400 [...]
Venture Capital Leads Returns
According to Thomson Reuters, venture capital still has better returns than many other investments (at least through March 2009).
M&A Cycles
Over the past 27 years M&A has followed a relatively predictable boom and bust pattern – at least 5 years of accelerating volumes followed by 2 to 3 years of decline.
Shark Tank
Other than soccer I don’t watch much TV. Tonight though I caught the finale of Shark Tank. The Examiner gives a rundown. It was an interesting dynamic watching entrepreneurs and investors negotiate on TV. I couldn’t help but notice one even looks like fellow blogger (and original investor in my company) Mike Feinstein.
I’m not sure [...]
Crazy Entreprenuers?
The Kaufman Foundation published a 24 page report on the characteristics of entrepreneurs titles The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur: Family Background and Motivation. In it they profile the backgrounds, histories and beliefs of entrepreneurs. After a survey of 549 entrepreneurs from diverse industries including: aerospace and defense, computer and electronics, health care, and services, they [...]