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fred wilson
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The Art of Non-Consensus Investing: Unlocking Venture Capital’s Hidden Gems
The most important companies are those that others don’t see as valuable. Peter Thiel The statistics for startup…
On valuations, unicorns and the Israeli charging ponies
It's not only the media that makes us obsessed about private startup valuations - sometimes the founders and VCs play a role in it too. We take a look at valuations, how to speak with your VC about them and the Israel angle - privately owned unicorns and the Israeli charging ponies, startups who are well on their way to unicorn status.
5 Tech Trends that Dominated Headlines in 2017
In my last post, I covered 5 tech trends that shaped 2017 including the proliferation of AI, Blockchain and crypto currencies the growing dominance of GAFAM, etc. Below, I cover the trends that dominated the headlines in 2017 including fake news, the tech code of conduct, IPOs, corporate VC, Softbank and more. What would you add?
Roundup of 2017 VC Predictions and Tech Industry Reports
“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” Niels Bohr Hope your 2017 is off to a…
How Can Venture Capital Funds Differentiate Themselves [VC Wish List Part 2]
10 things VCs can do to differentiate themselves and provide more value to potential investments - based on feedback from dozens of entrepreneurs. So what makes one VC fund be better perceived than others?
The Entrepreneur’s Wish List from VCs [part 1]
VC Cafe asked entrepreneurs to tell us what type of help or support they wish they could get from the venture capital investors. What started originally as how can VCs differentiate themselves to stand out, quickly became an Entrepreneur's wish list from its VCs.
Entrepreneurship 101: The CEO and VC as Chief Psychologists
Mark Suster, a 2x entrepreneur turned VC, offers a good recount of what it takes to be a CEO in "My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist". What do CEOs do?