Comments on: VC Investment Drops in Q3, More Trouble Still to Come http://gigaom.com/2008/10/17/vc-investment-drops-in-q3-but-the-real-trouble-is-still-to-come/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:44:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Surprise! VC Funding Fell Off a Cliff in Q4 | The Click http://gigaom.com/2008/10/17/vc-investment-drops-in-q3-but-the-real-trouble-is-still-to-come/#comment-923206 Surprise! VC Funding Fell Off a Cliff in Q4 | The Click Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:41:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=25353#comment-923206 <p>[...] we reported after the third-quarter NVCA conference call, valuations are down for venture-backed companies seeking additional rounds of financing. With exit [...]</p> [...] we reported after the third-quarter NVCA conference call, valuations are down for venture-backed companies seeking additional rounds of financing. With exit [...]

]]> By: When we get through this, think of the stories we’ll be able to tell! « Friends of FundRazr http://gigaom.com/2008/10/17/vc-investment-drops-in-q3-but-the-real-trouble-is-still-to-come/#comment-923092 When we get through this, think of the stories we’ll be able to tell! « Friends of FundRazr Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:25:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=25353#comment-923092 <p>[...] we reported after the third-quarter NVCA conference call, valuations are down for venture-backed companies seeking additional rounds of financing. With exit [...]</p> [...] we reported after the third-quarter NVCA conference call, valuations are down for venture-backed companies seeking additional rounds of financing. With exit [...]

]]> By: Surprise! VC Funding Fell Off a Cliff in Q4 http://gigaom.com/2008/10/17/vc-investment-drops-in-q3-but-the-real-trouble-is-still-to-come/#comment-922961 Surprise! VC Funding Fell Off a Cliff in Q4 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:01:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=25353#comment-922961 <p>[...] we reported after the third-quarter NVCA conference call, valuations are down for venture-backed companies seeking additional rounds of financing. With exit [...]</p> [...] we reported after the third-quarter NVCA conference call, valuations are down for venture-backed companies seeking additional rounds of financing. With exit [...]

]]> By: tinyComb » Blog Archive » Internet Backed Ventures For Q3 Down 16% | tinyCrunch http://gigaom.com/2008/10/17/vc-investment-drops-in-q3-but-the-real-trouble-is-still-to-come/#comment-915236 tinyComb » Blog Archive » Internet Backed Ventures For Q3 Down 16% | tinyCrunch Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:38:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=25353#comment-915236 <p>[...] slow dow, but would not scare me away in the event I thought I had a great idea.  TC, GigaOM, VC Ratings, VentureBeat, Bits View jason's Profile      Subscribe via [...]</p> [...] slow dow, but would not scare me away in the event I thought I had a great idea.  TC, GigaOM, VC Ratings, VentureBeat, Bits View jason’s Profile      Subscribe via [...]

]]> By: Rednod » The other reason startups need to tighten their belt http://gigaom.com/2008/10/17/vc-investment-drops-in-q3-but-the-real-trouble-is-still-to-come/#comment-906082 Rednod » The other reason startups need to tighten their belt Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:34:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=25353#comment-906082 <p>[...] the third, less talked-about reason that should really make you worry. Update: Stacey at GigaOm has a great piece on this, looking at some hard [...]</p> [...] the third, less talked-about reason that should really make you worry. Update: Stacey at GigaOm has a great piece on this, looking at some hard [...]

]]> By: jontrue http://gigaom.com/2008/10/17/vc-investment-drops-in-q3-but-the-real-trouble-is-still-to-come/#comment-905786 jontrue Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:14:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=25353#comment-905786 <p>Great post Stacey. I'm disappointed but not surprised to see early stage take a (yet another) hit. Certainly it is a difficult time all around, but whether you invest now depends on your time horizon and confidence in your ability to time a market. History shows the latter to be quite deadly, and the former (ie time horizon) for early stage is anything but where the market is today. Because we are purely early stage investors, we have a 5-7 year outlook. Real companies take time to build. True (which full discl seed funded GigaOm) continues to invest aggressively in our core business, which is seed rounds of < $500K and A rounds of $1-2mm. Capital efficiency, lack of fundamental innovation by the big companies, and the fact that competition and noise both decrease in a downturn, has us extremely excited about the current environment.</p> <p>It will get tougher, but starting a company has always been tough, and the best and brightest consistently choose to leave behind safety and security for challenge, personal reward, and the fulfillment and satisfaction that comes from creating something real from an idea.</p> <p>Startups and innovation are happening now, and we will look back on this difficult time as one which gave rise to some great companies.</p> Great post Stacey. I’m disappointed but not surprised to see early stage take a (yet another) hit. Certainly it is a difficult time all around, but whether you invest now depends on your time horizon and confidence in your ability to time a market. History shows the latter to be quite deadly, and the former (ie time horizon) for early stage is anything but where the market is today. Because we are purely early stage investors, we have a 5-7 year outlook. Real companies take time to build. True (which full discl seed funded GigaOm) continues to invest aggressively in our core business, which is seed rounds of < $500K and A rounds of $1-2mm. Capital efficiency, lack of fundamental innovation by the big companies, and the fact that competition and noise both decrease in a downturn, has us extremely excited about the current environment.

It will get tougher, but starting a company has always been tough, and the best and brightest consistently choose to leave behind safety and security for challenge, personal reward, and the fulfillment and satisfaction that comes from creating something real from an idea.

Startups and innovation are happening now, and we will look back on this difficult time as one which gave rise to some great companies.

]]> By: Internet Backed Ventures For Q3 Down 16% | tinyCrunch http://gigaom.com/2008/10/17/vc-investment-drops-in-q3-but-the-real-trouble-is-still-to-come/#comment-905734 Internet Backed Ventures For Q3 Down 16% | tinyCrunch Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:36:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=25353#comment-905734 <p>[...] slow dow, but would not scare me away in the event I thought I had a great idea.  TC, GigaOM, VC Ratings, VentureBeat, Bits Share and [...]</p> [...] slow dow, but would not scare me away in the event I thought I had a great idea.  TC, GigaOM, VC Ratings, VentureBeat, Bits Share and [...]

]]> By: Alex http://gigaom.com/2008/10/17/vc-investment-drops-in-q3-but-the-real-trouble-is-still-to-come/#comment-905648 Alex Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:25:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=25353#comment-905648 <p>the last paragraph paints a good picture of things to come for VC's. The VC model is broken..and many VC's will agree to this.</p> <p>Nice to read that CMEA is creating a program for smaller investments. That is unless its only lip service from them.</p> the last paragraph paints a good picture of things to come for VC’s. The VC model is broken..and many VC’s will agree to this.

Nice to read that CMEA is creating a program for smaller investments. That is unless its only lip service from them.

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