Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Are you an entrepreneur?

By Uncle Saul | infoChachkie

"A writer is someone who writes, not someone who goes about telling their friends that they are “a writer”. The same is true of entrepreneurs."


Uncle Saul
is a serial entrepreneur who has led one IPO, was window-dressing in another and has executed several M&A transactions, all of which collectively generated over $450 million in shareholder value. Saul is a CPA and a Wharton MBA who never qualified for the PGA but likes to watch the NBA. Uncle Saul is also a songwriter who managed a successful rock band and plays an awesome iPod. He also teaches would-be entrepreneurs at a major California university.

Are Venture Investors Not Meeting Their Capital Calls?


Mike Masnick | Techdirt

Mike Masnick would like to know if "anyone know of any LP that has actually failed to meet a capital call?"

Monday, November 17, 2008

The Canary is Dead

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Meltdowns: Why venture capital won't save your job


Owen Thomas | Valleywag

"startups aren't the only ones being pinched by venture capitalists — they're also taking their investors for a ride, according to an industry insider."

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