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Venture Thoughts

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"I didn't know there was a company doing something like that..."

Some Thoughts on Venture Capital


  • Venture capital has financed companies that now account for 
    about 21% of our GDP.

  • 25% of the public companies financed by venture capital have an
    immigrant founder.

  • In 2008: about 340 venture financed companies were acquired,
    down from 375 in the prior year. Only 6 have had Initial Public

    Offerings compared to 86 in 2007. VCs typically finance
    1,400
    new companies a year; where are they now? This has impacted
    VC returns — expect a significant increase in the cost of venture capital!

  • Each year, Angels invest about as much as Venture Capital Funds.

  • Thank God for big companies; without them little companies
    would not be possible.

  • Of the "Fortune 500" in 1955; only 71 remain on the
    list today.

  • Most of our companies are not run by MBAs.

 


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