NE VC Woes Worse
Jul 29 2008
Posted by Jay Dia in Angel & VC View, Entrepreneur's View, The World of Startups |
An article in this week’s Mass High Tech reports New England (NE) Venture Capital (VC) financings dropped 31% in the number of deals done during the second quarter, as compared with the same period last year, according to a new report from Dow Jones VentureSource. This drop represented a decline of 22.4% in value [...]
Pessimism from VCs
Jul 25 2008
Posted by Jay Dia in Angel & VC View, Entrepreneur's View, Tales from the Front, The World of Startups |
In a July 24th story, the New York Times reports that according to a survey of venture capitalists (VCs) by tax and advisory firm KPMG, VCs expects the current Initial Public Offering (IPO) doldrums to stretch until at least 2010. As a measure of this pessimism, only 9% of those surveyed think it will pick [...]
In his article in BusinessWeek on July 11th, Steve McKee points out Five Dont’s for Marketing in Tough Times that are oh-so-appropriate for startups during these tough recessionary times:
Be Smart and Thrifty, But Don’t Panic. This, Too, Shall Pass
Marketing is Muscle, Not Fat. Be Careful About Cutting It.
Don’t Lose Focus By Chasing Business You Wouldn’t [...]
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