http://www.newmanva.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newmanva.com%2Fblog%2F2006%2F10%2F10%2Fgoogle-buys-youtube-for-165b-and-shows-the-vc-model-is-not-broken%2F&seed_title=Google+buys+YouTube+for+1.65B+and+shows+the+VC+model+is+not+broken%26%238230%3B a blog about technology, venture captial, and wise start-up strategy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:02:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.newmanva.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newmanva.com%2Fblog%2F2006%2F10%2F10%2Fgoogle-buys-youtube-for-165b-and-shows-the-vc-model-is-not-broken%2F&seed_title=Google+buys+YouTube+for+1.65B+and+shows+the+VC+model+is+not+broken%26%238230%3B#comment-392 VCs going seed-stage | The NVA Blog Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:12:26 +0000 http://www.newmanva.com/blog/2006/10/10/google-buys-youtube-for-165b-and-shows-the-vc-model-is-not-broken/#comment-392 [...] It seems the trend of “going seed stage” has been going on for awhile. Perhaps it is not so much a trend as a strategy to broaden the reach and open more doors for larger funds. It is also an indication of VCs playing with the model to improve IRR and enhance the ability to impact more companies. There are many differing opinions out there today (some say angel investing is broken, others say the VC model is broken). There is certainly something to be said for being able to place smaller bets and get in early enough to help the founders get on the right track. There are pros and cons to pure early-stage investing, but doing a seed-stage fund in conjunction with a more traditional one seems like a very smart move if you can find harmony between the objectives of the respective funds. [...] [...] It seems the trend of “going seed stage” has been going on for awhile. Perhaps it is not so much a trend as a strategy to broaden the reach and open more doors for larger funds. It is also an indication of VCs playing with the model to improve IRR and enhance the ability to impact more companies. There are many differing opinions out there today (some say angel investing is broken, others say the VC model is broken). There is certainly something to be said for being able to place smaller bets and get in early enough to help the founders get on the right track. There are pros and cons to pure early-stage investing, but doing a seed-stage fund in conjunction with a more traditional one seems like a very smart move if you can find harmony between the objectives of the respective funds. [...]

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