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Why Only 12% of VCs Can Be Considered Successful.  Max.

Why Only 12% of VCs Can Be Considered Successful. Max.

By Jason M. Lemkin on June 10, 2015

Continuing our recent series on The Catharsis is Understanding How VC Really Works, it was only recently, spurred by Quora, I really thought through just how many VC partners can really be considered a success. Turns out math says it can’t be that many.  No matter how it may look from the outside. . Why? Well… […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Initial public offering, NASDAQ, Private equity, vc funding, venture capital

An Entrepreneur’s Growth Equity Conundrum: Should I sell stock or sell growth?

An Entrepreneur’s Growth Equity Conundrum: Should I sell stock or sell growth?

By Derek Pilling on November 12, 2010

Two times in the past year, I’ve been close to making an investment in two separate micro-cap growth equity opportunities only to have the opportunity go sideways deep into the process. The two businesses share a lot in common; they are similar in size, profitability, and growth prospects. Both are capital-intensive; the first being asset […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Growth Equity, Investor, Private equity, startups, vc funding, venture capital, venture funding

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