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In Silicon Valley it is The Best of Times, it is the Worst of Times

April 22, 2010 by Steve King with 114 views

There is a growing view that Silicon Valley is in a steep decline.  The Valley's unemployment rate is well above the national level.  Salaries are down. VC investments are in a slump.  Manufacturing is moving to cheaper locations, and other regions - both in the U.S. and overseas - are increasingly... [read more]

Seedcamp 2009

September 24, 2009 by Fred Wilson with 354 views

For those who don't know, Seedcamp is Europe's version of Y Combinator. It was started by Saul Klein and Reshma Sohoni a few years back and has grown into an important part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Europe. I attended Seedcamp 2009 this week and sat through several panels, pitches, and did a panel and a masterclass talk. The... [read more]

#17: Here's a thought...

July 11, 2009 by BrianRoger with 128 views

An occasional series in which a review of recent posts on MyVenturePad reveals the following nuggets:All a-twitterWhile there are many water coolers for what’s happening in the world, Twitter is the one where everything on the Internet passes through. If there’s big news in the office everyone, including PR and HR, go over to the... [read more]

A Deeper Dive Into The First Quarter VC Investment Numbers

April 19, 2009 by Fred Wilson with 110 views

Claire Cain Miller wrote a story in Friday's New York Times about the "Money Tree Report" that is published every quarter by the National Venture Capital Association and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. The picture in the first quarter is not pretty. As Claire explains:Venture capital firms invested only $3 billion in 549 young companies in the... [read more]

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