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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around.

Posted in Tech Market Analysis, VC Industry 36 Comments ↓

On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

This post originally ran on TechCrunch. I recently spoke at the Founder Showcase at the request of Adeo Ressi.  I asked what the audience most needed to hear. He said, “They need an unbiased view of the fund raising environment

Posted in Raising Venture Capital, Tech Market Analysis, VC Industry 32 Comments ↓

Angel / VC Funding in A Frothy Market

I had the privilege of keynoting at the Founder Showcase tonight in San Francisco. Adeo asked me to speak about fund raising. I generally don’t like to speak about fund raising in a frothy market. If you’re bullish you seem like a

Posted in Raising Venture Capital, Startup Advice, VC Industry 101 Comments ↓

VC Funding Season Ends Next Week

This is part of my series on Raising Venture Capital. I’m sure I’ll spark the ire of some VC’s for saying so, but there is certainly such a thing as black-out days in venture capital.  It’s worth you knowing this

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Montgomery & Co Projects Deal Volume to Grow by 167% in Just 2 Years with No End to Growth in Sight On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which

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Mark Suster is a 2x entrepreneur who has gone to the Dark Side of VC. He joined GRP Partners in 2007 as a General Partner after selling his company to Salesforce.com. He focuses on early-stage technology companies. Read more about Mark.

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