Venture Capital Circa 1990: The Jurassic Period?
September 05, 2006, 9:25 PM
In February I moved. In August I put up my bookshelves. Sound familiar? If you´re a book lover then you´ll probably also identify with the satisfying feeling of unpacking your books, dusting them off and carefully shelving them in a ...

Getting Your Financial House in Order
August 30, 2006, 11:09 AM
John Gillespie has been working as a "floating" CFO or "CEO on demand" for almost 10 years. Through his company, Beyond the Bottom Line , he´s helped many start-ups manage their cash flow, put together financials to apply for credit ...

Data from the MoneyTree Report, a Savvy Entrepreneur´s Guide to Where to Look for Funding
August 21, 2006, 12:51 PM
As a journalist, I´ve been covering data from the MoneyTree Report since it was created in 1995. Wiith each quarterly report, the information gets richer and richer, not only as a bellwether of the state of venture investing, but as ...

Practical Managment Info From the Ivory Tower (Really!)
August 17, 2006, 11:32 AM
Academia in not generally a place one finds entrepreneurs or even much practical research for entrepreneurs faced with daily hurdles such as product development, increasing sales, cash flow and the almighty payroll. Nor is it a venue where investors have ...

Venture Investing Reaches Highest Level Since 2002, According to MoneyTree Report
August 14, 2006, 12:27 PM
The second quarter of 2006 proved fertile for U.S. companies seeking venture funding, according to the MoneyTree Report compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and based on data by Thomson Financial, growing to $6.3 billion in 856 deals, ...

Venture-Backed Nano Companies to Watch
August 08, 2006, 8:28 PM
(Final installment in 4-part series) Here´s a sampling of companies using nanotechnology as a basis for their products who have received capital from venture capital firms such as Harris & Harris, Rockport Capital, Arch Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, Venrock ...

Harris & Harris Group Leads the Pack on Nano Investing
August 03, 2006, 9:30 AM
(Third posting in a series on venture investing in nanotechnology.) In early 2002 New York-based venture capital firm Harris & Harris Group announced it would concentrate its investments solely on "tiny tech," including nanotechnology, microsystems and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) ...

More on Nano-Investing, as Promised
July 24, 2006, 8:24 PM
To get a pulse on what is going on in the diverse, often misunderstood "nano" market, I turned to my good friend Ed Moran, of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group at Deloitte Services LLP. Ed has been following the ...

NY Loves Nanotech
July 07, 2006, 12:08 PM
If you´ve got nanotechnology on your mind, NY wants you. The state, area associations and investors have been plugging away for the last four to five years to make the Albany area a center for nanotechnology companies and they´ve made ...

IPOs Inch Forward as Exit for VCs
July 05, 2006, 5:22 PM
Thomson Financial and National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) released a Exit Poll survey July 5, indicating venture-backed IPOs inched forward in the second quarter of 2006 and acquisitions remained stable. That said, the NVCA warned that it remains wary ...