Finance

VCs resign from a board when they want to sell.

In explaining the Sequoia high-priest's resignation from Google's board, Valleywag thought it credible that Moritz's increasingly administrative role at the venture capital partnership would make demands, all be it tiresome demands, on his…

ベンチャー業界のモラルの低さ

VCから資本注入を受けているベンチャーさんのいくつかで見受けるのですが、あくまで私の感覚的に、ですが本業と関係ないとこへの投資が多いなー、と思う会社があります。社長さんに聞くと、「今後の事業拡張や、取引先にナメられないため。また、人材採用の…

日興CG上場維持に対する会計士と弁護士の見解

一言で言ってホッとしました。日本の資本主義がとんでもない方向に行っちゃう恐怖が少しだけ和らいだので。 日興コーディアル上場維持決定! - isologue 大方の感想は「日本の資本主義がとんでもない方向に行っちゃ」ったので愕然とした、というものであった…

Which way to go?

Silicon Valley no longer needs Wall Street. By Chris Taylor, Business 2.0 Magazine senior editor March 7 2007: 6:28 AM EST As Wall Street quakes, Silicon Valley yawns - Business 2.0 via Valleywag おいおい、つい先日IPOブームが帰ってきたなん…

myCFO

Here's a quick recap. myCFO, largely forgotten now, provided financial services to the wealthy; it was backed by Kleiner Perkins; the board included the legendary Jim Clark, Cisco's John Chambers, and, in a particularly active role, John D…

「VCはマフィアである」wwww

So there you have it: Forget all the nonsense about providing capital for growth and creating great companies. Today's venture capital is just an elaborate protection racket, making sure no one breaks your startup's virtual kneecaps. And t…

no irrational exuberance ?

TechCrunch covered $600 million of VC money that had been invested into new startups; while on the other hand, for example, Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion. So that deal alone was bigger than the total invested in startups that yea…

VC Blog

Ask the VC by Brad Feld. VCInJerusalem by Jacob Ner-David. If you’re an entrepreneur or wannabe entrepreneur, you gotta read blogs by VCs; it’s not an option. Two New Must Read VC Blogs for Entrepreneurs - Fractals of Change 取り敢えずメモ…