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Start-ups finding ignition trouble – Los Angeles Times

Feb

23

2009

The brutal economy has slowed venture funding to a tortoise’s pace, and start-ups looking for money are finding themselves out of luck. For some companies, the answer had been to turn to angels — individual investors who might be able to cough up a few thousand dollars to keep your doors open. But now it ...
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TOPICAL

angels · fundraising · topical

Startups – Sweating Through An IPO Drought – BusinessWeek

Nov

9

2008

Gajus Worthington has seen the effect of the financial meltdown on U.S. startups, and it’s not a pretty picture. The chief executive of Silicon Valley’s Fluidigm set out to take his chipmaker public about a month ago. On Sept. 5, the first day of the company’s road show, Worthington gave a standing-room-only presentation to blue-chip ...
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TOPICAL

exit strategy · ipo · topical

Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Presentation Of Doom

Oct

12

2008

Techcrunch was able to track down the presentation that Sequoia Capital gave to its portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week (and so did VentureBeat). It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that Techcrunch covered recently along with an email that angel investor Ron Conway sent to his 130 ...
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TOPICAL

milestones · topical · valuation · vc

Angel Investor Ron Conway Emails His Portfolio Companies Over Financial Meltdown

Oct

12

2008

Ron Conway, one of Silicon Valley’s most prolific angel investors (and he was also an early investor in Google), wrote an email yesterday to the CEOs of his portfolio companies. In no uncertain terms he outlines a bleak immediate future, and gives advice to his startups. It’s the same advice, actually, that he gave in ...
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angel · milestones · topical · valuation

Benchmark Capital Advises Startups To Conserve Capital, Look For Opportunities

Oct

12

2008

Gurley also says for companies to expect ‘across-the-board reductions’ in valuations, and a tough market for raising money – ‘Basically, the cost of capital is going way up.’ Hedge funds are probably out of the picture for startup financings, he says, and corporate, strategic and angel money will decline. Gurley also notes that major opportunities ...
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TOPICAL

hiring · milestones · topical · valuation

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