Entries tagged "Fred Wilson"

Long-term VC returns fell sharply

Ten-year VC returns are falling sharply and are expected to continue to decline, according to the NVCA, now that 1999 no longer factors into the 10-year calculation.

Wanna boost VC returns? Get women partners

The best solution to the VC industry's biggest problem -- low returns -- may be to bring aboard more women partners, argues Astia CEO Sharon Vosmek. Meanwhile many ask, are VCs sexist?

Very nice terms, says Sabet of Boxee round

Good startups can do good deals despite a tough economy, says Spark Capital's Bijan Sabet in The Deal's video interview. Sabet says everyone involved got 'very nice terms' on Boxee's recent Series B.

Of course Mint.com founder happy to sell

Aaron Patzer, the 28-year-old Mint.com founder, is likely thrilled he sold his company to Intuit for $170 million after two years in business, despite naiive reports his VCs might have held his feet to the fire.

Foursquare funding a venture capital case study

The financing of Foursquare has turned into a fascinating case study of the interplay between venture capitalists and the startups they back, and what happens when the relationship becomes public.

VC industry could be halved

Benchmark Capital's Bill Gurley sees the potential for a VC industry half the size of today's.

TargetSpot's Goldwerger on online audio ads

TargetSpot's new CEO Eyal Goldwerger talks about online audio advertising in this Behind the Money video. Fred Wilson, a backer of TargetSpot, says this is a market that is 'just about to take off.'

Boxee adds General Catalyst to Spark, USV

Media center software maker Boxee becomes the first company General Catalyst Partners co-invests in with Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.

Fred Wilson likes TechStars startups

Everlater, Next Big Sound, Take Comics and Vanilla top New York venture capitalist Fred Wilson's list of favorite startups from TechStars.

Matrix Partners' Paul Ferri on the VC shakeout

Paul Ferri, founder of Matrix Partners, which just raised the year's second-biggest VC fund, talks about the incredible shrinking venture capital asset class.

Jeff Pulver on Twitter and the 'state of now'

140 Characters Conference organizer and Twitter investor Jeff Pulver tells The Deal why he thinks the 'state of now' matters in this episode of our Behind the Money online video show.

Dixon Doll on the venture capital math problem

Dixon Doll, former NVCA chairman and co-founder of DCM, talks about the trends in VC investing, including dismal fundraising data. Bright spots include recent VC-backed IPOs, but there's still a lack of new SEC filings.

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