Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Does Elon Musk + Peter Thiel = 3 or 1.5

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I've written previously ( here and here ) about the issues with private companies merging in an acquihire or other downside scenario (i...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Do Angel Groups Belong in Heaven or Hell?

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"You analyze me, pretend to despise me,  You laugh when I stumble and fall.  There may come a day I will dance on your grave...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Please Don't Celebrate Failure!

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Silicon Valley and the venture capital industry were built on taking risks and making big bets on technology, teams, and markets.  It's ...
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Thursday, March 12, 2015

It might not be a bubble but sure as hell the rent is too damn high!

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The above was the opening salvo of a controversial tweetstorm yesterday by my former student and 500 Startups founding partner, Dave McClure...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Is the Unicorn Endangered or Extinct?

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Before diving in to the topic at hand, I realize Professor VC has been gone for a long time. Although I don't blog for the sake of blogg...
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Digital Currency and Bitcoinmania. Is ProfessorVC too Late to the Party?

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Perhaps if my intention was to be a 49er and join in the Gold Rush and speculative frenzy...Unfortunately as much as I'd like to make a ...
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Friday, October 18, 2013

What's wrong with Academia...

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...partly, it might be a guy named Ivgot Tenure (not his real name).  I recently got in a flame war with a colleague in the marketing depart...
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