The Venture Company News Feedhttp://www.venturecompany.com/index.htmlThe Venture Company News Updateseninfo@venturecompany.com© Copyright 1998-2010 The Venture Company2010-08-30T10:08:09-04:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Thu, 22 May 2008 20:05:31 -0400New ad: "The re-invention of Venture Capital"info@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-08-30T10:08:09-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/re-invent_vc.html#unique-entry-id-175http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/re-invent_vc.html#unique-entry-id-175
We produced a new print advertisement to debut at a Limited Partner and Fund-of-funds convention soon. Let us know what you think. ]]>Silicon Valley Watcher covers "Dumb Capital Please Exit Here"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-08-26T06:43:52-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_dumb.html#unique-entry-id-174http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_dumb.html#unique-entry-id-174Pasted Graphic
Silicon Valley Watcher covers "Dumb Capital Please Exit Here"]]>San Francisco Chronicle covers "Saving Silicon Valley"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-07-29T16:29:33-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sfgate_saving.html#unique-entry-id-173http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sfgate_saving.html#unique-entry-id-173
San Francisco Chronicle covers "Saving Silicon Valley".
]]>Italian Liquida covers "Saving Silicon Valley"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-08-07T16:05:12-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/lq_saving.html#unique-entry-id-172http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/lq_saving.html#unique-entry-id-172Pasted Graphic
Italian Liquida covers "Saving Silicon Valley". Liquida offers a new and entertaining way to stay informed with a strong focus on quality and a vertical approach to user-generated-content.]]>The Venture Company facebook page addedinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-08-04T06:39:01-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/fb_added.html#unique-entry-id-171http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/fb_added.html#unique-entry-id-171


]]>Management Innovation Exchange (MIX) credits Georgesinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-08-02T09:21:18-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/mix_our_work.html#unique-entry-id-170http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/mix_our_work.html#unique-entry-id-170ManagementExchange
Management Innovation Exchange (MIX) credits Georges' narrations. The Management Innovation eXchange (MIX) is an open innovation project aimed at reinventing management for the 21st century. The premise: while "modern" management is one of humankind's most important inventions, it is now a mature technology that must be reinvented for a new age.]]>International Trade News covers "Saving Silicon Valley"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-07-29T21:21:21-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/itn_saving.html#unique-entry-id-169http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/itn_saving.html#unique-entry-id-169Pasted Graphic
International Trade News covers "Saving Silicon Valley". Established in 1995, EIN News began by supplying business professionals and individuals with relevant and interesting news products. It has grown to become the largest digital news provider in Europe.]]>ZDNet covers "Saving Silicon Valley"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-07-29T16:48:46-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/zd_saving.html#unique-entry-id-168http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/zd_saving.html#unique-entry-id-168Pasted Graphic
ZDNet covers "Saving Silicon Valley".]]>The New York Times mentions "Saving Silicon Valley"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-07-29T03:23:36-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/nyt_saving.html#unique-entry-id-167http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/nyt_saving.html#unique-entry-id-167Pasted Graphic 2
The New York Times covers "Saving Silicon Valley"]]>Blogrunner covers "Saving Silicon Valley"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-07-29T03:09:19-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/br_saving.html#unique-entry-id-166http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/br_saving.html#unique-entry-id-166Pasted Graphic 1
Blogrunner covers "Saving Silicon Valley". Blogrunner articles are chosen by The New York Times editors.]]>Silicon Valley Watcher covers "Saving Silicon Valley"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-07-29T03:00:03-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_saving.html#unique-entry-id-165http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_saving.html#unique-entry-id-165Pasted Graphic
Silicon Valley Watcher covers "Saving Silicon Valley".]]>San Francisco Chronicle covers "A grand new opportunity in venture"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-07-15T07:39:54-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/chronicle_grand_new.html#unique-entry-id-164http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/chronicle_grand_new.html#unique-entry-id-164Pasted Graphic
San Francisco Chronicle covers "A grand new opportunity in venture"]]>Russian technology blogger Ammosov covers "The Economy is not the problem"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-09-07T14:22:26-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ammosov_economy_no_problem.html#unique-entry-id-163http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ammosov_economy_no_problem.html#unique-entry-id-163Pasted Graphic
Russian technology blogger Ammosov, head of the Russian ministry private-government partnership department covers "The Economy is not the problem"]]>SEO Japan covers our classification of subprime VCinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-07-14T15:33:29-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/SEO_Japan_subprime.html#unique-entry-id-162http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/SEO_Japan_subprime.html#unique-entry-id-162Pasted Graphic 1
SEO Japan covers our classification of subprime VC.]]>The Funded covers "Venture is no longer the best performing asset class"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-07-22T15:05:19-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tf_venture_no_good.html#unique-entry-id-161http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tf_venture_no_good.html#unique-entry-id-161Pasted Graphic
The Funded covers "Venture is no longer the best performing asset class"]]>New and improved websiteinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-07-18T16:34:11-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/new_and_updated_site.html#unique-entry-id-160http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/new_and_updated_site.html#unique-entry-id-160
We changed our website (again) to a cleaner look, accommodate our focus towards Limited Partners and prepare for some future announcements.
  • We fine-tuned messaging to Limited Partners, and improved whitespace.
  • Completely reorganized the startup section, which has become secondary to our LP focus.
  • We implemented press coverage in the slider on the home page, now rotating with the accolades.
  • We reduced load time on the home page a bit.
  • Twitter signup has moved to every page.
  • We moved our commenting system from JS-Kit to Disqus to enable more modern commenting features, improve syndication and improve visibility. The comments from the previous system were imported in Disqus and should show up (albeit without some of the fancy visual attributes, some of this stuff just gets lost in translation).
  • We changed colors, more on that later. It has meaning.
  • IE6 performance may be dropping off soon, it is time to upgrade laggers!
  • We will add more features based on this design soon.
Please let us know if you have any problems using the site, commenting is now also enabled under this news section, so have a go at it. We will straighten up a few more things in the days ahead.]]>The Venture Company declares independence from Venture Capital status quoinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-07-04T12:04:06-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/untold_truth.html#unique-entry-id-159http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/untold_truth.html#unique-entry-id-159
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With unique Venture Capital insights garnered by operating for more than 15 years in every corner of Venture, Georges will discuss the real world deployment of Venture and delivers the expertise needed to increase the returns of this asset class for limited partners in a 2-hour online (private) seminar. Instructions for seminar signup and details are provided here.

Download the press release in pdf pdf_white-mini.]]>Infectious Greed blog covers "Idiot LPs"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-06-14T11:00:31-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ig_idiot_lps.html#unique-entry-id-157http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ig_idiot_lps.html#unique-entry-id-157Pasted Graphic
Infectious Greed blog about finance and the money culture by Paul Kedrosky covers "Idiot LPs"]]>PE Hub covers "Idiot LPs"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-06-07T06:45:56-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pehub_idiot_lps.html#unique-entry-id-156http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pehub_idiot_lps.html#unique-entry-id-156Pasted Graphic
PE Hub covers "Idiot LPs"

]]>SiliconAngle covers "Idiot CEOs"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-06-03T12:37:20-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sa_idiot_ceos.html#unique-entry-id-155http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sa_idiot_ceos.html#unique-entry-id-155Pasted Graphic
SiliconAngle covers "Idiot CEOs"]]>CBS LocalTechWire covers "Idiot LPs"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-06-04T12:26:47-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ltw_idiot_lps.html#unique-entry-id-154http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ltw_idiot_lps.html#unique-entry-id-154Pasted Graphic
CBS LocalTechWire covers "Idiot LPs"]]>Georges has a new book in the makinginfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-05-27T11:49:49-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/book_making.html#unique-entry-id-153http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/book_making.html#unique-entry-id-153New Limited Partner advertisementinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-05-13T13:53:44-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/new_lp_ad.html#unique-entry-id-152http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/new_lp_ad.html#unique-entry-id-152
We are about to launch a new print advertisement for Limited Partners in Venture. Above is a preview. This ad will debut at IBF's the 21st Annual Venture Capital Investing Conference, San Francisco, June 9-10th.]]>Update to TVC websiteinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-05-11T13:37:09-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/another_tvc_wesbite_update.html#unique-entry-id-151http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/another_tvc_wesbite_update.html#unique-entry-id-151
We have updated The Venture Company website to offer tighter integration with the social recommendations to Facebook and Twitter networks. We also established a connection to The Venture Company page on Facebook, which we are in the process of building out. ]]>Fast Company covers "Redefining Capital Efficiency"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-05-09T20:13:31-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/fc_redefining.html#unique-entry-id-150http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/fc_redefining.html#unique-entry-id-150Pasted Graphic
Fast Company covers "Redefining Capital Efficiency"]]>Zeal covers "Redefining Capital Efficiency"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-05-09T11:09:12-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/zeal_redefining.html#unique-entry-id-149http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/zeal_redefining.html#unique-entry-id-149Pasted Graphic
Zeal covers "Redefining Capital Efficiency".

Zeal is a web directory that helps users find and discover new websites. It contains a database of millions of websites, categorized by content matter, and filtered through by editors and automated tools. Zeal relies on volunteers to help edit the directory and to ensure that only high quality sites are included in the directory.]]>Found3r covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-04-21T20:02:05-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/f_roast.html#unique-entry-id-148http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/f_roast.html#unique-entry-id-148Pasted Graphic
Found3r covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride"]]>Zimbio covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-04-27T02:41:00-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/z_roast.html#unique-entry-id-147http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/z_roast.html#unique-entry-id-147Pasted Graphic 1
Zimbio covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride".

Zimbio is an interactive magazine publisher focused on entertainment, style, current events, and other pop culture topics. Zimbio.com, one of the fastest growing web publications and one of the 10 most popular magazines on the web, is now read by over 20 million people each month. The company is based in San Carlos, Calif., and is venture-backed by Menlo Ventures and Draper Richards. ]]>BusinessWeek covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-04-27T02:40:06-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/bw_roast.html#unique-entry-id-146http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/bw_roast.html#unique-entry-id-146Pasted Graphic
BusinessWeek covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride"]]>Candid Capital covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-04-26T14:16:14-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/cc_roast.html#unique-entry-id-145http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/cc_roast.html#unique-entry-id-145Pasted Graphic
Uk's Candid Capital covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride"]]>Bing selects "VC roast: how to take Venture for a ride" as top shared link in the PE category on Twitterinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-04-22T11:12:46-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/t_top_pe.html#unique-entry-id-144http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/t_top_pe.html#unique-entry-id-144Pasted Graphic
Bing selects "VC roast: how to take Venture for a ride" as top shared link in the PE category on Twitter]]>Japanese Wadaino covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride" info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-04-21T08:44:30-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/w_roast.html#unique-entry-id-143http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/w_roast.html#unique-entry-id-143Pasted Graphic 2
Japanese Wadaino covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride" ]]>Silobraker covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-04-21T08:42:05-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sb_roast.html#unique-entry-id-142http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sb_roast.html#unique-entry-id-142Pasted Graphic 1
Silobraker covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride"]]>Silicon Valley Watcher covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-04-20T21:31:42-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_roast.html#unique-entry-id-141http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_roast.html#unique-entry-id-141Pasted Graphic
Silicon Valley Watcher covers "VC roast; how to take Venture for a ride"]]>Update to TVC websiteinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-04-19T09:06:10-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tvc_website_update.html#unique-entry-id-140http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tvc_website_update.html#unique-entry-id-140
We performed a slight visual update to our website, with many more changes "under-the-hood" to improve performance and incorporate some of the latest technologies. ]]>Dutch VentureMedia covers "Getting Venture un-stuck from its subprime maelstrom"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-04-17T11:21:02-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/vm_unstuck.html#unique-entry-id-139http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/vm_unstuck.html#unique-entry-id-139Pasted Graphic
Dutch VentureMedia covers "Getting Venture un-stuck from its subprime maelstrom"]]>Chinese ReachVC covers "Why entrepreneurs should not follow the investor compass"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-04-12T08:42:06-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/rvc_compass.html#unique-entry-id-138http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/rvc_compass.html#unique-entry-id-138Pasted Graphic 1
Chinese ReachVC covers "Why entrepreneurs should not follow the investor compass"]]>Bing selects "My advice to VCs" as top sharedinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-04-11T21:02:36-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/twitter_my_advice_to_vc.html#unique-entry-id-137http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/twitter_my_advice_to_vc.html#unique-entry-id-137Pasted Graphic
Bing selects "My advice to VCs" as top shared in #investor tweet category]]>Dutch Venturemedia covers "Re-investing in Venture unchanged, is the definition of insanity."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-03-27T21:37:36-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/vmnl_insanity.html#unique-entry-id-136http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/vmnl_insanity.html#unique-entry-id-136Pasted Graphic
Dutch Venturemedia covers "Re-investing in Venture unchanged, is the definition of insanity."]]>Chinese Wallstreet site covers "Why VC is such a bad date."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-03-01T15:48:14-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/cnwallstreet_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-134http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/cnwallstreet_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-134Pasted Graphic
Chinese Wallstreet site covers "Why VC is such a bad date."]]>Convo.us covers "A new modern, financial system to fix Venture is coming."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-03-10T16:17:09-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/convo_new_system.html#unique-entry-id-133http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/convo_new_system.html#unique-entry-id-133Pasted Graphic 2
Convo.us covers "A new modern, financial system to fix Venture is coming."]]>Chinese ReachVC covers "My message to LPs in Venture, more discipline please."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-03-19T16:11:46-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/rvc_discipline.html#unique-entry-id-132http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/rvc_discipline.html#unique-entry-id-132Pasted Graphic 1
Chinese ReachVC covers "My message to LPs in Venture, more discipline please."
]]>Paper.io covers The Venture Company bloginfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-03-21T15:56:49-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/paper_io_tvc.html#unique-entry-id-131http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/paper_io_tvc.html#unique-entry-id-131Pasted Graphic
Paper.io covers The Venture Company blog]]>BusinessWeek covers "My message to LPs in Venture; more discipline please"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-03-19T11:47:54-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/bw_discipline.html#unique-entry-id-130http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/bw_discipline.html#unique-entry-id-130BWdiscipline
BusinessWeek covers "My message to LPs in Venture; more discipline please"]]>Steve Woda covers "Why VC is such a bad date."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-03-01T18:19:56-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/woda_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-129http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/woda_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-129Pasted Graphic
Steve Woda covers "Why VC is such a bad date."]]>USA Today covers "Why VC is such a bad date."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-03-01T08:24:51-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/usatoday_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-128http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/usatoday_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-128Pasted Graphic 1
USA Today covers "Why VC is such a bad date."]]>BusinessWeek covers "Why VC is such a bad date."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-03-01T08:22:16-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/bw_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-127http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/bw_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-127Pasted Graphic
BusinessWeek covers "Why VC is such a bad date."]]>2010: The State of Venture Capital hot on Twitterinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-03-01T01:31:47-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sovc_hot_on_ss.html#unique-entry-id-126http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sovc_hot_on_ss.html#unique-entry-id-126Pasted Graphic 1
2010: The State of Venture Capital is hot on Twitter; and is being tweeted more than any other document on SlideShare right now. So Slideshare has put it on the homepage of SlideShare.net (in the "Hot on Twitter" section).]]>The Funded covers "Why VC is such a bad date."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-28T20:09:40-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tf_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-125http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tf_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-125Pasted Graphic
The Funded covers "Why VC is such a bad date."]]>Japanese Hatena covers "Why VC is such a bad date."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-27T22:23:07-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/hatena_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-124http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/hatena_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-124Pasted Graphic 1
Japanese Hatena covers "Why VC is such a bad date."]]>NPR covers "Why VC is such a bad date."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-27T21:53:51-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/npr_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-123http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/npr_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-123Pasted Graphic
NPR covers "Why VC is such a bad date."]]>WRAL Local Tech Wire covers "Why VC is such a bad date."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-27T17:35:23-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ltw_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-122http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ltw_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-122Pasted Graphic 4
WRAL Local Tech Wire covers "Why VC is such a bad date."]]>Japanese Wadaino covers "Why VC is such a bad date"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-27T17:22:13-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/wadaino_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-121http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/wadaino_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-121Pasted Graphic 3
Japanese Wadaino covers "Why VC is such a bad date"]]>WebPartner covers "Why VC is such a bad date."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-27T17:14:36-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/wp_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-120http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/wp_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-120Pasted Graphic 2
WebPartner covers "Why VC is such a bad date."]]>Silobreaker covers "Why VC is such a bad date."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-27T17:07:06-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/silo_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-119http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/silo_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-119Pasted Graphic 1
Silobreaker covers "Why VC is such a bad date."]]>Silicon Valley Watcher covers "Why VC is such a bad date."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-27T08:31:27-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-118http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_bad_date.html#unique-entry-id-118Pasted Graphic
Silicon Valley Watcher covers "Why VC is such a bad date."]]>Change in phone numberinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-02-18T15:52:33-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/phone_number_change.html#unique-entry-id-117http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/phone_number_change.html#unique-entry-id-117New_phone
We changed our elaborate phone system, which comprised of regular office phones, mobile phone and Skype to a single Google Voice phone number "that travels with us". We will now be able to get back to you sooner, and voice-mails left will be converted into text and sent to the recipient by e-mail along with the original audio message. So, do not be afraid your voice-mail message will get lost, or not arrive in time - we get it immediately - and we will respond back to you promptly.

We have been using Google Voice for about 3 month without a single problem, long enough to trust the service. Get your own at http://google.com/voice

P.S.: All other previously given-out numbers will temporarily roll over or have become inactive. As you will not be notified of the time of rollover, please change your address book entry for us now. ]]>VC Chicago covers "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-18T15:48:59-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/chicago_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-116http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/chicago_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-116Pasted Graphic
VC Chicago covers "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over."]]>IBM highlights "2010: The State of Venture Capital" for employees info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-15T19:47:52-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ibm_sovc.html#unique-entry-id-115http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ibm_sovc.html#unique-entry-id-115Pasted Graphic 1
IBM highlights "2010: The State of Venture Capital" for employees.]]>Chinese ReachVC covers "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-15T08:28:40-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/reach_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-114http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/reach_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-114Pasted Graphic
Chinese ReachVC covers "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over"]]>PEHub article covers Georges' views on subprime VCinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-08T16:35:52-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pehub_lerner.html#unique-entry-id-113http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pehub_lerner.html#unique-entry-id-113Pasted Graphic 2
PEHub article covers Georges' views on subprime VC.]]>Innovation America covers "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-08T13:38:15-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ia_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-112http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ia_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-112Pasted Graphic 1
Innovation America covers "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over."]]>Venture Capital Report covers "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-08T13:24:01-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/vcr_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-111http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/vcr_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-111Pasted Graphic
Venture Capital Report covers "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over."]]>Silobraker covers "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-08T12:32:58-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/silo_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-110http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/silo_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-110Pasted Graphic
Silobraker covers "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over."]]>The Funded covers "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-07T08:11:29-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/thefunded_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-109http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/thefunded_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-109Pasted Graphic
The Funded covers "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over."]]>WRAL Local Tech Wire publishes "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-02-05T13:49:44-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ltw_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-108http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ltw_lps_fooled.html#unique-entry-id-108Pasted Graphic
WRAL (CBS Channel 5) Local Tech Wire publishes "How LPs in Venture have been fooled, many times over."

Local Tech Wire, according to their website, delivers the most timely and comprehensive daily report of news and information about the high tech, life sciences, entrepreneurial and venture capital/financing in the Carolinas and Georgia. It reaches more than 100,000 decision makers each month through a comprehensive marketing strategy including online advertising and event sponsorship.]]>State of Venture Capital is a top presentation of the day on Slideshareinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-02-02T08:11:22-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sovc_on_slideshare.html#unique-entry-id-106http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sovc_on_slideshare.html#unique-entry-id-106Pasted Graphic 2
The State of Venture Capital is among top presentations of the day on Slideshare, with more than 340 viewers on a single day before that accolade. The editorial team at Slideshare would like "to thank us for this awesome presentation, that has been chosen from amongst the thousands that are uploaded to SlideShare everyday". ]]>The Venture Company supports 2010 IBF Venture Capital Conferenceinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-01-30T20:04:06-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tvc_ibf2010.html#unique-entry-id-105http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tvc_ibf2010.html#unique-entry-id-105Pasted Graphic
The Venture Company supports 2010 IBF Venture Capital Conference. Come see or meet us there. ]]>Programmable Logic covers Georgesinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-01-13T11:08:44-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pg_georges.html#unique-entry-id-104http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pg_georges.html#unique-entry-id-104Pasted Graphic
Programmable Logic covers Georges.]]>Investor's Business Daily covers Georges views on the systemic malaise in Ventureinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-01-22T14:10:53-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ibd_downer.html#unique-entry-id-103http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ibd_downer.html#unique-entry-id-103IBDdowner
Investor's Business Daily covers Georges views on the systemic malaise in Venture.]]>BusinessWeek covers New York, an empire state of mindinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-01-22T12:28:17-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/9b70b3f3782ceb78dc9ecd63e5ead670-102.html#unique-entry-id-102http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/9b70b3f3782ceb78dc9ecd63e5ead670-102.html#unique-entry-id-102Pasted Graphic
BusinessWeek covers New York, an empire state of mind.]]>Chinese Laoyaoba.com covers Georgesinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-01-22T08:22:18-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/laoyaoba_georges.html#unique-entry-id-101http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/laoyaoba_georges.html#unique-entry-id-101Pasted Graphic 2
Laoyaoba.com from Beijing Jia InfoQuick Alliance Network covers Georges.]]>Chinese EDA/IC publication covers Georgesinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-01-21T06:21:37-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/edaic_georges.html#unique-entry-id-100http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/edaic_georges.html#unique-entry-id-100Pasted Graphic 1
Chinese EDA/IC publication, a sister publication of EE Times, covers Georges]]>Chinese VC/PE publication covers Georgesinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-01-19T23:17:42-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/china_vc_pe_georges.html#unique-entry-id-98http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/china_vc_pe_georges.html#unique-entry-id-98Pasted Graphic
Chinese VC/PE publication covers Georges]]>EE Times covers LP transparency by Georgesinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-01-12T17:08:12-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/eetimes_transparency.html#unique-entry-id-97http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/eetimes_transparency.html#unique-entry-id-97Pasted Graphic
EE Times covers LP transparency by Georges.]]>2009 Web Stats for venturecompany.cominfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-01-07T10:27:02-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/2009_web_stats.html#unique-entry-id-96http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/2009_web_stats.html#unique-entry-id-96Pasted GraphicWe are not in the business of simply generating page visits with salacious topics, rather to fundamentally change the venture business which is so sorely broken. Our reward is to help build a more effective ecosystem of innovation with a meritocracy that we can all benefit from, not to count web beans.

We publish our venture experiences on our own website, and many of our stories get copied and syndicated by prominent media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, USA Today, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Mercury News, NPR (closing in on 50 in total) with attribution to our brand, website (they should) and what we stand for.

We do not put out a sign post that we invest in companies, which would dramatically increase the direct page views from money hungry entrepreneurs. But we write about the dysfunctional ecosystem of venture and in 2009 have moved up the food chain to address the needs of the real asset holder in venture; the Limited Partner (as the investor in VC).

We look for a discerning audience not just a large one, nevertheless our year-to-year growth is more than 350%. We believe that further indicates how the issues we address resonate with an audience that wants to see change. From the unsolicited accolades you can see our biggest fans are not the sore losers of the venture ecosystem.

2009 TVC Web Stats

Without having the ability to count the visitors and page views our articles generate for our syndicates, here are some statistics and trends (generated by Google Analytics) of the direct traffic to our site we find interesting to share.

Overall 34,000 discerning readers in 150 countries have read the articles on this site 92,000 times.

During 2009, we counted:
67,000 Articles read by 26,000 unique visitors in 38,000 unique visits. More than 7,000 of those visitor express (hard-core) loyalty by coming back 3 times or more. Visitors come from 150 countries in the world, with the majority coming from The United States, Europe, Canada and China.

Most traffic (30%) comes from news syndicate referrals (article attribution), direct visits to our site (24%), business network LinkedIn (21%) and Google search (17%). Even though we distribute our articles on Twitter, we do not seem to generate a significant amount of traffic (percentage wise) through them, perhaps due to what we call the barking dog syndrome.

The top blog articles read in 2009 were: Idiot CEOs, VC blacklist, How not to raise money, Which Investors to avoid, VC needs operating experience.

From a technical standpoint; 69% of visitors used Windows, 25% used Macs, 3% used Linux, and 2% used the iPhone. 43% of visitors used the Firefox browser, 27% used Internet Explorer, 17% used Safari and 9% used Chrome.

We look forward to shaping a better future of innovation in 2010.]]>Website revampinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2010-01-05T22:33:38-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/website_revamp.html#unique-entry-id-95http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/website_revamp.html#unique-entry-id-95
For this new design we opted for simplicity and compatibility with all browser in once design module. Support for iPhone and printing is improved. Let us know what you think. Enjoy and Happy New Year!]]>Reuters Venture Capital Journal (VCJ) covers Georges views on VC for 2010info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-01-02T08:23:25-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/vcj_prediction_2010.html#unique-entry-id-94http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/vcj_prediction_2010.html#unique-entry-id-94

Reuters Venture Capital Journal (VCJ) covers Georges views on VC for 2010 (subscription required).]]>San Jose Mercury News covers Georges views on VC for 2010info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2010-01-02T20:41:18-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sjc_vc_upbeat.html#unique-entry-id-93http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sjc_vc_upbeat.html#unique-entry-id-93

Georges is covered in the Silicon Valley premier newspaper the San Jose Mercury News and provides realistic contrast to the "upbeat" VC performance for 2010 (above) after ten years of less than 10% IRR. Georges' quote follows below:

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"Deal volume and exits will improve moderately in 2010, yet have little positive effect on overall VC fund returns to Limited Partners. With a VC funding pipe stuffed with sub-prime investments, 2010 returns and deal intake will remain predominantly subprime and continue to contract and lose faith with Limited Partners."
]]>High Tech Analysis interviews Georgesinfo@venturecompany.comInterview2009-12-18T04:27:19-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/hta_interview.html#unique-entry-id-92http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/hta_interview.html#unique-entry-id-92Pasted Graphic
More global coverage. Dutch print and online magazine High Tech Analysis (starting at page 7) interviews Georges about the role of Venture Capital. The interview was done in English and translated in Dutch for its primary audience.

High Tech Analysis is a subscription based IT magazine reaching an audience of approximately 7,500 decision makers with every issue.]]>Wopular covers "Why Cash is Not King, but You Are."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-12-02T09:21:25-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/wop_cash_not_king.html#unique-entry-id-91http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/wop_cash_not_king.html#unique-entry-id-91Pasted Graphic
Wopular covers "Why Cash is Not King, but You Are."

Wopular is a news aggregation site, giving a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites. The search box grabs results from the top news, aggregation, blogging, video, and photo sites; it searches sites like CNN, NY Times, Digg, Google News, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Yahoo, Bing, Wikipedia, and many more, all on one site.]]>Dutch High Tech Analysis covers Georgesinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-08-20T10:49:36-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/hta_de_schrik.html#unique-entry-id-90http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/hta_de_schrik.html#unique-entry-id-90
Dubbed "The Fear of Silicon Valley" in Dutch, which we prefer to rephrase to "The Fear of Sub-prime VC" Georges' principles get a first rundown by High Tech Analysis a leading venture magazine from The Netherlands (also available online). ]]>San Francisco Chronicle covers "The auto company's plan to fixing VC."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-24T08:32:57-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sfgate_autocompanys_plan.html#unique-entry-id-89http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sfgate_autocompanys_plan.html#unique-entry-id-89Pasted Graphic
San Francisco Chronicle covers "The auto company's plan to fixing VC."]]>The New York Times covers Georges' VC transparency principesinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-11-05T21:58:20-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/nyt_principles.html#unique-entry-id-87http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/nyt_principles.html#unique-entry-id-87Pasted Graphic 1
The New York Times covers Georges' VC transparency principes.]]>BusinessWeek covers "Why do we keep listening to VC as the barometer of innovation?"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-11-09T21:31:11-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/bw_why_listen_to_vc.html#unique-entry-id-86http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/bw_why_listen_to_vc.html#unique-entry-id-86Pasted Graphic
BusinessWeek covers "Why do we keep listening to VC as the barometer of innovation?"]]>The Wall Street Journal covers "Why VC need relevant operating experience".info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-11-11T19:33:26-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/wsj_relevant_experience.html#unique-entry-id-85http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/wsj_relevant_experience.html#unique-entry-id-85Pasted Graphic

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The Wall Street Journal covers "Why VC need relevant operating experience".
]]>BusinessWeek covers "How to fix VC once and for all"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-10-19T00:43:14-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/bw_how_to_fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-84http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/bw_how_to_fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-84Pasted Graphic 2
BusinessWeek covers "How to fix VC once and for all"]]>USA Today covers "Why do we keep listening to VC as the barometer of innovation?"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-11-09T18:31:31-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/usatoday_listening_to_vc.html#unique-entry-id-83http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/usatoday_listening_to_vc.html#unique-entry-id-83Pasted Graphic 4
USA Today covers "Why do we keep listening to VC as the barometer of innovation?"]]>NPR covers "Why do we keep listening to VC as the barometer of innovation?"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-11-09T18:35:31-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/npr_listening_to_vc.html#unique-entry-id-82http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/npr_listening_to_vc.html#unique-entry-id-82Pasted Graphic 1
NPR covers "Why do we keep listening to VC as the barometer of innovation?"]]>Silicon Valley Watcher covers "Why do we keep listening to VC as the barometer of innovation?"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-11-09T14:39:46-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_why_keep_listening.html#unique-entry-id-81http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_why_keep_listening.html#unique-entry-id-81Pasted Graphic
Silicon Valley Watcher covers "Why do we keep listening to VC as the barometer to innovation?"]]>Newscred covers Georges' opinionsinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-11-07T09:53:57-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/newscred_opinions.html#unique-entry-id-80http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/newscred_opinions.html#unique-entry-id-80Pasted Graphic
Newscred, is a new digital newspaper that will give you all the world's credible news in one place, covers Georges' stance in an interview with ReadWriteWeb from a few months ago.
]]>Dutch Automatisering Gids covers "Why innovation needs regulation".info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-08-16T22:04:29-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ag_regulation.html#unique-entry-id-79http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ag_regulation.html#unique-entry-id-79Pasted Graphic 1
Dutch Automatisering Gids covers "Why innovation needs regulation".]]>The Wall Street Journal covers "Why do we keep listening to VC as the barometer of innovation?"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-11-04T20:37:38-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/wsj_why_listen_to_vc.html#unique-entry-id-78http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/wsj_why_listen_to_vc.html#unique-entry-id-78Pasted Graphic
The Wall Street Journal covers "Why do we keep listening to VC as the barometer of innovation?"]]>The Lie Politic covers "How to Fix VC once and for all"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-10-18T11:31:00-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tlp_fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-77http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tlp_fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-77Pasted Graphic 1
"How to fix VC once and for all" is a top story on The Lie Politic.

The Lie Politic is an extension of myrealitytelevision.com, which branched out to cover the election. In the process of covering the election, they stumbled on so many lies on the internet and in the media in general from one-sided outlets that they felt they should expose their lies.]]>Dutch Erasmus University covers "How to Fix VC once and for all"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-10-18T10:56:51-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/erasmus_fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-76http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/erasmus_fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-76Pasted Graphic
One of Holland's top universities, Rotterdam's Erasmus University covers "How to Fix VC once and for all"]]>The Sacramento Bee covers Georges' interviewinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-28T23:40:01-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sacbee_harsh.html#unique-entry-id-75http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sacbee_harsh.html#unique-entry-id-75
The Sacramento Bee, the newspaper of the capital of California covers Georges' interview]]>USA Today covers "How to fix VC once and for all"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-10-13T22:53:39-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/usatoday_fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-74http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/usatoday_fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-74Pasted Graphic
USA Today covers "How to fix VC once and for all"]]>e-Commerce Times covers "How to fix VC once and for all"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-10-13T16:39:44-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/eclin_times_fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-73http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/eclin_times_fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-73Pasted Graphic 1
e-Commerce Times covers "How to fix VC once and for all".

e-Commerce News is part of the ECT News Network and one of the largest e-business and technology news publishers in the United States. Their network of business and technology news publications attracts a targeted audience of buyers and decision-makers who need timely industry news and reliable analysis.]]>Y-combinator covers "How to fix VC once and for all"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-10-12T09:32:03-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/y-fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-72http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/y-fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-72Pasted Graphic 1
Y-combinator touches "How to fix VC once and for all"]]>PEHub covers "How to fix VC once and for all"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-10-12T09:24:44-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pehub_fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-71http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pehub_fix_vc.html#unique-entry-id-71Pasted Graphic
Private Equity publication PEHub covers "How to fix VC once and for all"]]>Dutch VentureMedia covers "The nitwits on Sand Hill Road"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-10-02T08:13:38-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/696c6b05e47365621d6f42604e41ec18-70.html#unique-entry-id-70http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/696c6b05e47365621d6f42604e41ec18-70.html#unique-entry-id-70Pasted Graphic
Dutch VentureMedia covers "The nitwits on Sand Hill Road"]]>The Venture Company introduces Talk-timeinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2009-10-10T15:37:10-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/intro_talk_time.html#unique-entry-id-69http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/intro_talk_time.html#unique-entry-id-69
The first Talk-time is in Chapel Hill on October 22nd. We look forward to meeting you in person. Register online here. ]]>India's VentureWoods covers "Why VCs need relevant operating experience"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-09-28T08:41:01-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/vw_op_experience.html#unique-entry-id-67http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/vw_op_experience.html#unique-entry-id-67
Self-proclaimed India's leading venture capital and startup blog VentureWood covers "Why VCs need relevant operating experience"]]>India's Startup Central covers "VC performance, a closer look"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-09-26T18:38:59-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sc_vc_performance.html#unique-entry-id-66http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/sc_vc_performance.html#unique-entry-id-66Pasted Graphic
India's Startup Central covers "VC performance, a closer look"]]>The Venture Company website redesigninfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2009-10-19T08:56:38-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/website_redesign.html#unique-entry-id-65http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/website_redesign.html#unique-entry-id-65webicon4We redesigned our website:
  • FlagNew Added Feedjit snippets
  • FlagNew Added some cool new snippets, courtesy Henk Vrieselaar
  • FlagNew Added social bookmarking to the blog by AddThis
  • FlagNew Removed because of errors: Now prevent IE6 browser from entering, advanced features require an upgrade to a more modern browser
  • FlagNew Tied in with the new logo and other branding elements
  • FlagNew Enabled commenting on our blog by JS-Kit
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  • FlagNew Provided better print output
  • FlagNew Added new iPhone bookmarking icon
  • Prepared for future developments
Hope you are enjoying the new site layout, drop us a line if you are experiencing problems. Enjoy!
]]>Chinese Reach VC covers "How to set and ask for valuations"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-09-15T22:32:03-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/reach_valuation.html#unique-entry-id-64http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/reach_valuation.html#unique-entry-id-64Pasted Graphic
Chinese Reach VC covers "How to set and ask for valuations"]]>Dutch AME report covers Georges' stance on innovation and Venture Capitalinfo@venturecompany.comResearch report2009-08-31T13:13:27-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ame_de_schrik.html#unique-entry-id-63http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ame_de_schrik.html#unique-entry-id-63Pasted Graphic 1
Dutch AME research covers Georges van Hoegaerden on the state of innovation and venture capital.

Since its founing in 1985, Dutch research institute AME Research BV has covered IT companies & markets and sells all of its reports online. AME Research delivers independant, trustworthy and professional IT research.]]>Research Recap covers "Why innovation needs regulation"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-08-25T21:58:47-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/rr_regulation.html#unique-entry-id-62http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/rr_regulation.html#unique-entry-id-62Pasted Graphic
Research Recap covers "Why innovation needs regulation".

Research Recap is designed to showcase compelling industry, economic, academic, market, investment and credit research. The audience includes the investment community and professional services firms, as well as others interested in the types of research we include.]]>The Wall Street Journal covers "Why innovation needs regulation"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-08-21T18:22:29-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/wsj_regulation.html#unique-entry-id-61http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/wsj_regulation.html#unique-entry-id-61Pasted Graphic
The Wall Street Journal covers "Why innovation needs regulation"]]>Technorati covers "The Silicon Valley emperor has no clothes"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-08-13T08:49:03-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tech_emperor.html#unique-entry-id-60http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tech_emperor.html#unique-entry-id-60technorati_emperor
Technorati covers "The Silicon Valley emperor has no clothes"]]>HP covers "The Silicon Valley emperor has no clothes"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-08-11T17:01:57-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/hp_emperor.html#unique-entry-id-59http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/hp_emperor.html#unique-entry-id-59hp_emperor
HP covers "The Silicon Valley emperor has no clothes"]]>ZDNet covers "The Silicon Valley emperor has no clothes"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-08-11T16:50:17-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/zdnet_emperor.html#unique-entry-id-58http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/zdnet_emperor.html#unique-entry-id-58Pasted Graphic 3
ZDNet covers "The Silicon Valley emperor has no clothes"]]>eQentia eTechVC covers "The Silicon Valley Emperor has no clothes"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-08-11T16:41:31-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/etechvc_emperor.html#unique-entry-id-57http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/etechvc_emperor.html#unique-entry-id-57Pasted Graphic 1
eQentia eTechVC covers "The Silicon Valley emperor has no clothes"]]>Silicon Valley Watcher covers "The Silicon Valley emperor has no clothes"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-08-11T16:32:49-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_emperor.html#unique-entry-id-56http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_emperor.html#unique-entry-id-56Pasted Graphic
Silicon Valley Watcher covers "The Silicon Valley emperor has no clothes".]]>The Venture Company launches "The Inconvenient truth of Venture Capital" inaugural LP seminarinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2009-07-11T07:45:51-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tvc_inconvenient_truth.html#unique-entry-id-55http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/tvc_inconvenient_truth.html#unique-entry-id-55InconvenientVC3eTo protect and resurrect the impressive technology venture returns from the past we organize an inaugural Limited Partners seminar that takes a look under the hood of Venture Capital and discloses why the current investment strategies cannot and will not drive more than 10% IRR, regardless of the state of the economy.

Georges uncovers how current investment strategies are turning innovation into a subprime asset class. He offers new VC fund allocation strategies, new fund segmentation criteria and new General Partner credentials for high performance funds.

Register here.


]]>HP's corporate VC group agreesinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-07-10T18:11:04-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/hp_agrees.html#unique-entry-id-54http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/hp_agrees.html#unique-entry-id-54HPGP_lzn
HP's corporate investment group agrees with our assessment of the VC dynamics. Not unimportant when at some point in time VCs and entrepreneurs wish to sell their company back to HP. One of our first ventures did. ]]>The LipperCurrent covers "The systemic risk of Venture Capital"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-06-27T16:13:14-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/lipper_current_systemic.html#unique-entry-id-53http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/lipper_current_systemic.html#unique-entry-id-53Pasted Graphic 1
The LipperCurrent covers "The systemic risk of Venture Capital". The Lipper Current connects innovators, developers and investors to advance the innovation economy.]]>Washington Business Journal covers "The systemic risk of Venture Capital"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-06-26T11:10:21-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/washington_systemic.html#unique-entry-id-52http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/washington_systemic.html#unique-entry-id-52Pasted Graphic
Washington Business Journal covers "The systemic risk of Venture Capital".]]>Inform syndicates "The systemic risk to Venture Capital".info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-06-25T22:40:57-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/inform_systemic_risk.html#unique-entry-id-51http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/inform_systemic_risk.html#unique-entry-id-51Pasted Graphic
Inform covers "The systemic risk of Venture Capital." More than 100 leading media properties use Inform's semantic technology to transform their websites.]]>Reuters PEHub covers "The systemic risk of Venture Capital".info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-06-25T18:58:57-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pehub_systemic_risk.html#unique-entry-id-50http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pehub_systemic_risk.html#unique-entry-id-50PEHub - systemic
Reuters' PEHub covers "The systemic risk of Venture Capital"
]]>AlwaysOn covers "How LPs should deal with VC"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-06-25T07:04:15-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ao_how_lps_deal_with_vc.html#unique-entry-id-49http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ao_how_lps_deal_with_vc.html#unique-entry-id-49Pasted Graphic
AlwaysOn covers How LPs should deal with VC.

The AlwaysOn Network is transforming the media business by providing its readers with an open and participatory editorial environment. Borrowing from the underground blogging and social networking traditions, AO was launched in 2003 and has emerged as a leader in the “open media” revolution. The network’s content focuses on the sweet spots in the technology markets where innovation is disrupting behavior and creating new business opportunities.

]]>USA Today covers "How LPs should deal with VC"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-06-17T10:17:42-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/usatoday_how_lps.html#unique-entry-id-47http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/usatoday_how_lps.html#unique-entry-id-47Pasted Graphic
How LPs should deal with VC covered by USA Today.]]>Silicon Valley Watcher covers "How LPs should deal with VC"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-06-16T22:03:12-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_lps.html#unique-entry-id-46http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_lps.html#unique-entry-id-46Pasted Graphic
Silicon Valley Watcher covers How LPs should deal with VC.]]>Georges joins AAAIM in ringing the closing bell at NASDAQinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2009-06-08T21:00:43-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/nasdaq_bell.html#unique-entry-id-45http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/nasdaq_bell.html#unique-entry-id-45
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Georges joins AAAIM in ringing the closing bell at NASDAQ, in New York on June 9th, 2009.

Georges_NASDAQ_4]]>The Venture Company supports IBFinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2009-06-03T19:27:58-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/42f979984f0fc5480ff2e0a621c35976-44.html#unique-entry-id-44http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/42f979984f0fc5480ff2e0a621c35976-44.html#unique-entry-id-44IBFsupporting
We supported the 20th anniversary of the Venture Capital conference by IBF in San Francisco. Congrats to Alex Scott and Christina Riboldi for a great conference and inviting us to participate. ]]>BusinessWeek covers Georges' interviewinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-06-02T20:31:23-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/bizweek_interview.html#unique-entry-id-43http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/bizweek_interview.html#unique-entry-id-43
BusinessWeek covers Georges' interview on the State of Venture Capital.]]>PEHub covers "LP's invested deep not wide in technology."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-03-06T14:02:30-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pehub_deep.html#unique-entry-id-42http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pehub_deep.html#unique-entry-id-42
Reuters PEHub covers "How LPs invested deep not wide in technology."]]>Y combinator covers RWW interviewinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-28T11:58:02-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ycomb_rww_interview.html#unique-entry-id-41http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ycomb_rww_interview.html#unique-entry-id-41Pasted Graphic
y-combinator covers Georges' RWW interview. y-combinator is responsible for a lot of visitors paying attention to our website.]]>NY Times covers Georges' interviewinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-28T15:04:18-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/nyt_covers_interview.html#unique-entry-id-40http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/nyt_covers_interview.html#unique-entry-id-40Pasted Graphic 5
The NY Times covers Georges interview with ReadWriteWeb in its technology section. ]]>ReadWriteWeb interviews Georgesinfo@venturecompany.comInterview2009-05-28T11:29:29-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/rww_interview.html#unique-entry-id-39http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/rww_interview.html#unique-entry-id-39Pasted Graphic 4
Georges discusses with ReadWriteWeb the investment ecosystem and sheds light on how to improve innovation by improving the way we invest.

Listen to an (unedited) MP3 recording of the interview here: RWW interview.]]>Seattle20 covers "Idiot CEOs"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-25T13:56:01-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/seattle20_idiot_ceos.html#unique-entry-id-38http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/seattle20_idiot_ceos.html#unique-entry-id-38
Through the pickup at branding company The Fish Market, Seattle20 covers "Idiot CEOs." Seattle 2.0 was created in 2007 with one goal in mind: To help tech entrepreneurs build great companies.

What makes this different from other sites and blogs is the fact it's written by doers. We are not journalists, reporters or analysts. We are entrepreneurs, investors, advisors, consultants and members of a healthy and ever-growing startup community around Seattle.
]]>PEHub covers "A VC revolution in the making."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-04-19T13:44:03-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pehub_vc_revolution.html#unique-entry-id-37http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pehub_vc_revolution.html#unique-entry-id-37
PEHub has covered many of our articles, including "A VC revolution in the making."]]>Y Combinator covers "Idiot CEOs"info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-13T19:19:54-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ycombinator_idiot_ceos.html#unique-entry-id-36http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ycombinator_idiot_ceos.html#unique-entry-id-36
Y combinator covers "Idiot CEOs"]]>Israels VC Cafe covers "Idiot CEOs."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-18T16:11:00-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/inveslogic.html#unique-entry-id-35http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/inveslogic.html#unique-entry-id-35
Israel's VC Cafe covers "Idiot CEOs." Founded in 2005 by Eze Vidra, VC Cafe (www.vccafe.com) is a leading blog on technology and venture capital, dedicated to obsessively profiling, reviewing and breaking news about new Internet products and companies, venture capital funding and deal flow with a spotlight on Israel, the Silicon Wadi. In addition to covering new companies, VC Cafe organizes the Startup Roundtable series, offline events in San Francisco and Tel Aviv.
]]>Silicon Valley Watcher covers "The auto company's plan to fixing VC."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-20T00:52:08-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_fixing_vc.html#unique-entry-id-34http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/svw_fixing_vc.html#unique-entry-id-34Pasted Graphic 8]]>Inform covers "The autocompany's plan to fixing VC."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-22T00:45:42-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/inform.html#unique-entry-id-33http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/inform.html#unique-entry-id-33
Inform covers "The autocompany's plan to fixing VC." More than 100 leading media properties use Inform's semantic technology to transform their websites.]]>Chinese Reach VC covers "The trap of Capital Efficiency. "info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-04-30T00:22:06-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/reachVC_trap.html#unique-entry-id-32http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/reachVC_trap.html#unique-entry-id-32Pasted Graphic 6
Chinese Reach VC covers "The trap of Capital Efficiency. "]]>European Cientifica covers "The economy is not the problem, stupid VC."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-03-09T00:06:57-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/cientifica.html#unique-entry-id-31http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/cientifica.html#unique-entry-id-31Pasted Graphic 5
European Cientifica covers "The economy is not the problem, stupid VC."

Founded in 1997, Cientifica is the world’s leading supplier of nanotechnology information, with activities spanning from basic research, through scientific networks to consultancy, business intelligence and investment appraisals. Cientifica is in constant contact with thousands of scientists, businesses and investors active in the nanotechnology world.]]>Chinese Reach VC covers "A VC revolution in the making."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-04-19T00:00:34-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/reachvc_revolution.html#unique-entry-id-30http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/reachvc_revolution.html#unique-entry-id-30
Chinese Reach VC covers "A VC revolution in the making."]]>Chinese Xiamen-Essex Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning covers "Which investors to avoid."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2008-12-23T23:46:01-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/xiamen-essex.html#unique-entry-id-29http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/xiamen-essex.html#unique-entry-id-29Pasted Graphic 3
China Xiamen-Essex Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning covers "Which investors to avoid."]]>Indian Startupcentral covers "Which Investors to avoid".info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2008-12-22T23:36:38-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/startupcentral.html#unique-entry-id-28http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/startupcentral.html#unique-entry-id-28
Indian Startupcentral covers "Which Investors to avoid" ]]>Silobreaker covers "Idiot CEOs."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-12T19:27:05-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/silobreaker.html#unique-entry-id-27http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/silobreaker.html#unique-entry-id-27Pasted Graphic
Silobreaker covers "Idiot CEOs". Silobreaker is an online search service for news and current events that delivers meaning and relevance beyond traditional search and aggregation engines. Its relational analysis and explanatory graphics provide users with unparalleled contextual insight into the news stories of the day.]]>The Funded covers "Idiot CEOs."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-13T22:13:40-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/the_funded_idiot_CEOs.html#unique-entry-id-26http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/the_funded_idiot_CEOs.html#unique-entry-id-26
The Funded covers Georges' article "Idiot CEOs."]]>USA Today covers "Idiot CEOs."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-18T21:34:17-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/usatoday_idiot_ceos.html#unique-entry-id-25http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/usatoday_idiot_ceos.html#unique-entry-id-25USAtoday
USA Today covers Georges' article "Idiot CEOs"]]>NY Times covers "The auto company's plan to fixing VC."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-20T20:24:44-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ny_times_blogrunner.html#unique-entry-id-24http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/ny_times_blogrunner.html#unique-entry-id-24NYTimesBlogrunner
The New York Times blogrunner covers Georges' article "The auto company's plan to fixing VC."]]>Lorenzo like many, gets itinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-15T14:58:29-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/lorenzo_gets_it.html#unique-entry-id-23http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/lorenzo_gets_it.html#unique-entry-id-23Pasted Graphic

Lorenzo Geraci gets it, yet I have no idea who he is.

And in a true meritocracy that doesn't matter. Lorenzo dissects my "Idiot CEOs" article for what it is: "it paints a very clear analytical picture of what the CEO a typical VC backed company might expect, not always pretty. And while Georges' tone is a bit sarcastic, it is not overly pessimistic, it is pretty real, without fluff, or best case scenario; describing best case scenarios or atypical results was not the intent of the article."

The response to my article has been overwhelmingly positive and we've collected some of the accolades. Somewhat to my surprise a few VCs, who want to be part of the solution have reached out to talk - an effort we applaud.

What I want everyone to understand is that as a successful participant of the innovative ecosystem I am not interested in spinning stories to boost my readership, but I am focused on working to fix the performance of all participants (fund-managers, VCs and entrepreneurs) to ensure the future of technology as a sustainable and high performing asset class.

I spent 10 years building startups before I felt qualified to write about it. That real world experience is the basis for my opinions and blog. Thanks for your feedback.
]]>Harvard Alumni syndicate "A VC revolution in the making"info@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2009-04-23T16:51:19-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/harvard_alumni.html#unique-entry-id-22http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/harvard_alumni.html#unique-entry-id-22homepage.jpg"A VC revolution in the making" captures the interest of Harvard Alumni, and the moderator invites Georges to become part of the group.

Not quite the same as having studied there, but a nice gesture nonetheless. ]]>Blog milestone; 4,000+ unique visitors in a single dayinfo@venturecompany.comAnnouncement2009-05-14T11:59:55-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/blog_milestone.html#unique-entry-id-21http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/blog_milestone.html#unique-entry-id-21
Yesterday, we reached a bitter sweet milestone in the publication of our blog.

More than 4,000 unique visitors in a single day, and literally hundreds of glowing reviews by experienced CEOs and entrepreneurs whose support communicates the current mismatch of VC as the intermediary in connecting the assets of the LPs (money) with the assets of entrepreneurs (innovation).

We thank you all. It strengthens our resolve to fix (not eradicate) Venture Capital and restore the meritocracy of innovation this country was founded upon.

We invite sponsors to participate in the funding of this so-far self funded effort, and contact us here. Keep the feedback coming (albeit it will take me a bit longer to respond to all of them).]]>"Idiot CEOs" covered by Silicon Valley Watcherinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-05-12T18:47:32-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/idiot_ceo_svw.html#unique-entry-id-20http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/idiot_ceo_svw.html#unique-entry-id-20Pasted Graphic]]>A VC revolution in the making highlighted by The Wall Street Journalinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-04-22T12:47:42-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/vc_revolution_wsj.html#unique-entry-id-19http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/vc_revolution_wsj.html#unique-entry-id-19Wall Street Journal covers Georges' article that appeared in PEHub and originally on The Venture Company website. The power of blog syndication at work, that is, when the content is apparently worthy.

WSJClipEdited]]>How to spot subprime VC covered by Reuters' PEHubinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2009-01-08T13:50:46-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/subprime_on_pehub.html#unique-entry-id-17http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/subprime_on_pehub.html#unique-entry-id-17Pasted Graphic 1
The Venture Capital model is not broken, just the majority of operators in it. The same problem as in the home lending markets. Inaccurate calculation of risk and opportunity, deflates innovation rather than boost it.

It is important for our ecosystem and entrepreneurs to not get discouraged, but to understand that not all early stage innovation is built using the artificial world and rule-book many VCs have created around innovation. Large companies like Apple and Google are out-innovating VC portfolio companies left and right, using more realistic strategies that are based on sound business principles and plenty of cash.

We hope articles like these help entrepreneurs avoid wasting time and focus on the right VCs.

BTW: the 24% drop in startup valuation in the accompanying article is the case in point.]]>Canadian Venture Capital Association covers "The delicacy of European investments."info@venturecompany.comPress clippings2008-05-14T17:57:05-04:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/delicacy_on_cvca.html#unique-entry-id-16http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/delicacy_on_cvca.html#unique-entry-id-16
Georges' blogs about The delicacy of European investments and 10 Investment lessons learned over 10 years are picked up by the Canadian Venture Capital Association. The CVCA – Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association – represents the majority of private equity companies in Canada, with over 1500 members. CVCA members have over $65 billion in capital under management. The CVCA is a leading source for advocacy, networking, information and professional development for venture capital and private equity professionals.]]>Imaging Puffer fish picked up by PE Week Wireinfo@venturecompany.comPress clippings2008-01-29T15:41:04-05:00http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pufferfish_on_pehub.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.venturecompany.com/news/files/pufferfish_on_pehub.html#unique-entry-id-11Pasted Graphic 1Georges' blog on the Puffer Fish of the imaging market is picked up by PE Week Wire, a well regarded online publication for the private equity and broader investment community.

On the eve of the purported acquisition of Getty-Images and a reset of Digital Railroad, Georges lays out some of the misconceptions of the photography market, a market not well understood by Wallstreet. It discloses the fundamental flaws in Getty's acquisition strategy of digital assets, and the fleeting issues associated with it. More than 40 investment banks since read this blog carefully.

For more detail, read on at Imaging sales market broken from the top, Image catalogs in peril, Getty Images; the image demi-cartel]]>