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A Challenge to Those in Venture Capital Jobs

June 27, 2011

Many of those in venture capital jobs today are not investing in the right kind of companies. So says legendary venture capitalist Peter Thiel, in a recent Business Insider interview. Thiel is one of the principals of Founders Fund, together ex-PayPal colleague Ken Howery. Thiel and Howery say more VC firms should back companies that are trying to […]

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Essential Viewing for Venture Capital Jobs

May 2, 2011

A new documentary film has just been released that looks at the original pioneers in venture capital jobs and the contribution they’ve made to our economy. Titled Something Ventured, the film profiles visionary risk-takers such as Tom Perkins (founder of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers), Bill Draper (founder of Sutter Hill Ventures), Arthur Rock (who […]

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Venture Capital Firms Creating Their Own Social Networks

April 18, 2011

The founders of today’s hip and high-tech start-ups keep getting younger, and those in venture capital jobs are finding it tougher to get face time with these young entrepreneurs without using a few tricks themselves. Forty-somethings and above risk being shut out unless they develop unique new methods. One venture capitalist took to developing his […]

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Will Dodd-Frank Forever Change Private Equity?

March 16, 2011

The Dodd-Frank Bill is set in motion to transform the money industry in July 2011. Meanwhile, there is plenty of time for private equity firms and their advisers to lobby and petition Congress to ensure the current business model is not completely disrupted. As members of the private equity industry, we should protect the capital […]

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Private Equity Dealmaking May Be Downsizing

February 28, 2011

The barbarians are no longer at the gates, or at least at the gates of the largest companies in the U.S. Fortune reports that today’s big private equity managers may be unable to afford dozens of large companies that were once within their reach. The article traces back four years to when Fortune put Blackstone CEO […]

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Importing Silicon Valley-style Venture Capital Expertise

February 7, 2011

The Chicago high tech community has a new venture capital incubator that’s aiming to help the Second City attract the next generation of technology success stories and venture capital jobs. The “Plug and Play Tech Center” is looking for up to 100,000 square feet of space in downtown Chicago, and up to $100 million in […]

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A Look at Private Equity in 2011

January 31, 2011

Seeking Alpha offered a few highlights from the recent Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Outlook Conference, held in New York City on January 25th. Among the bright spots is the outlook for entrepreneurs and the private equity professionals who invest in them. Angel investors, venture capital firms and big tech firms are “flush with cash” […]

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A Twist on the Traditional Venture Capital Job

January 24, 2011

You may not immediately think of Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz as venture capitalists. But the two have raised nearly a billion dollars since starting their venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, roughly 18 months ago. Of course it helps that both have fantastically successful track records as tech entrepreneurs. Andreessen co-founded Netscape, and later hired […]

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Google Offers New Venture Capital Model

December 27, 2010

A New Hampshire-based biotech firm, Adimab, is among the first five tenants of the Startup Lab sponsored by Google’s new venture capital division. The Lab is the latest expansion of Google Ventures, a $100 million-a-year fund launched by Google in 2009. Situated in a 15,000-square-foot facility on Google’s Mountain View, CA, campus, the Lab is […]

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Private Equity Compensation Report Shows Big Increases

December 15, 2010

The 2011 Private Equity Compensation Report revealed positive momentum in the area of private equity and VC compensation. At the end of 2010, 45 percent of private equity career professionals expect their compensation to grow by double-digits over last year. The average increase was 13 percent during a time when the number of deals getting […]

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