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Geithner on Lending Levels
February 10, 2009
And switching over Timothy Geithner’s speech this afternoon… He stated that the program proposed is to (paraphrasing) “insure that lending would be greater than without government intervention.” Read: We’re putting money in the market so that we can spur lending and open the credit markets. That’s what I thought they were trying to do.
Secondary Market for Private Equity
January 30, 2009
Interesting post from Joanna Glanser at PEHUB about the number of private equity partnership shares trading hands. From the brief article: The forecast released this week by secondary market maker NYPPEX predicts that sales of limited partner stakes in private equity partnerships will soar by 68% to $27 billion in 2009. This highlights the stratosphere […]
Venture Capital Panel Discussion: Fred Wilson & Jordan Levy
January 9, 2009
This morning’s sessions at the InmanNews Real Estate Connect Conference in New York City included a panel discussion with Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures and Jordan Levy of Softbank. Some interesting insights and perspectives regarding the state of venture capital and the general economy. From Fred Wilson (who also authors the A VC blog): […]
Michael Lewis – "The End"
November 20, 2008
Just in case you missed it, here’s an interesting piece from Michael Lewis, author of Liar’s Poker (a book about Wall Street back in the 1980′s that you should read if you haven’t). His new article – “The End of Wall Street’s Boom”- is a new perspective on the current financial market situation. It’s about […]
Getting Started with Bootstrapping Your Business
June 1, 2008
Traditionally, angel capital became known as “angel capital” because they were the first investors – the “pre-seed” funding, but with deals becoming more numerous and requiring more stringent expected ROI requirements, the entrepreneur in need of $50K or $100K in seed capital is left to bootstrap their business. If you are looking for that first […]
H1B Visas: E2 Visa Requirements
May 6, 2008
I came across an interesting article on TechCrunch that provides a straight-forward guideline to the categories of work visas available for foreigners seeking entrance to the US, especially those seeking employment in Silicon Valley’s technology sector. One of visa categories is the E2 visa – this visa is designed to permit entrance to the US […]
The Venture Capital Confidence Index – A Leading Indicator
April 30, 2008
Mark Cannice, Chair of the University of San Francisco Entrepreneurship Program, provided some great insight about how venture capital and venture capital activites may foreshadow overall financial market activity. In his video interview on The Wall Street Journal Online, Mark pointed out that venture capital operates at the “intersection of public and private finance,” providing […]
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