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Why VCs say NO 99% of the time

by Don Dodge, August 6, 2008 | Comments (4)

	And why we do too (Note: Republished to highlight due to popularity)Venture Capital investing is a very tough game...and very lucrative if you are good at it. Part of my job at Microsoft is working with VCs, so I have learned a lot about the way they think...and why they say No to 99% of the deals they see. Fred Wilson has another great post ...
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by Don Dodge, August 3, 2008 | Comments (1)

	Why VCs look for 10X returns VCs want to invest at least $5M in startups that have potential 10X returns. That is because it takes as much time to manage a $1M investment as it does to manage $5M. Secondly, every startup looks like a winner when they write the check, but Fred Wilson suggests that 33% will fail, 33% will break even, and 33% will ...
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by Don Dodge, July 16, 2008 | Comments (0)

	It's not just Silicon Valley WebInno, founded by David Beisel of Venrock, is a Boston based Web Innovators Group where startups can demo their stuff to the tech community. Last night, there were three startups that presented on stage (Main Dish) and eight other startups that showed their stuff at tables (Side Dish) around the perimeter of the room. There were hundreds of people, my ...
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Don Dodge Director, Business Development, Microsoft

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