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Business & Investing, Finance & Economics, Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship

Investor Education Series: How do Venture Capitalists Return Money to Investors?

Introduction In the month of February, we shared a series of educational posts for non-institutional investors. We get a lot of questions about private markets for those new to the asset class, so the goal was to make it easier to understand and more accessible to the average investor. In last week’s post we wrote about “How venture capital compares to other asset classes.” In … Continue reading Investor Education Series: How do Venture Capitalists Return Money to Investors?

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Business & Investing, Finance & Economics, Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship

Investor Education Series: What is Portfolio Construction and Why Does it Matter to Venture Capitalists?

Overview In the month of February we will be sharing a series of educational posts for non-institutional investors. We get a lot of questions about private markets for those newer to the asset class, so the goal is to make it easier to understand and more accessible to the average person. This week’s post is “What is Portfolio Construction and Why Does it Matter to … Continue reading Investor Education Series: What is Portfolio Construction and Why Does it Matter to Venture Capitalists?

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Finance & Economics, Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship

The Relationship Between Public and Private Markets

The recent sell off in public tech stocks has reverberated across the markets. The imminent threat of rising interest has caused many investors to shift from growth to value-oriented stocks. As a result, several well-known, high-growth technology companies have experienced a double-digit percent drop in their stock price in the last few months. Why are tech stocks selling off at these levels? What impact do … Continue reading The Relationship Between Public and Private Markets

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Finance & Economics

Is Delayed Gratification Exclusively a First World Problem?

The subject of delayed gratification has come up in many of the things I’ve listened to and read in the last few days. Usually, when I repeatedly stumble upon the same information or piece of advice within a short period of time, I tend to think that maybe it’s something I should do some digging into.   Delayed gratification is the practice of sacrificing something you … Continue reading Is Delayed Gratification Exclusively a First World Problem?

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Information Gatherers vs. Information Analyzers

Several months ago, I wrote a blog post about how in today’s hyper-competitive business environment, those who win are only marginally better than their competitors. In this blog I want to describe what that marginal advantage is and how the “winners” in business maintain it.  Prior to the invention of the internet, gathering information was a slower and more manual process. Now it seems we suffer from … Continue reading Information Gatherers vs. Information Analyzers

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Business & Investing, Finance & Economics, Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship

Crowdfunding

No matter who you are, if you want to invest in a publicly traded company it is relatively easy to do so. But what if you want to invest in a private company? Or, what if you’re a startup company needing to raise money but you’ve exhausted your network of friends and family members and you’re unable to raise capital from a bank or from … Continue reading Crowdfunding

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Finance & Economics

Economic Outlook

I was reading Byron Wien’s September 2019 market commentary and I thought I’d share a few takeaways. But before I do, I’d like to suggest signing up for Byron’s monthly commentary. I read several market commentary newsletters each month, but I find Byron’s is the easiest to read because his writing style is very conversational and the content is straightforward. I’ve never met Byron or … Continue reading Economic Outlook

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