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Want biotechnology venture capital? Use a shotgun!

January 14, 2008 Comments Off Posted in: General Biotechnology

On returning from a meeting with a small biotechnology firm in which I serve on the advisory board, I was reminded of a novel strategy for attracting venture capital. One of the challenges is attracting investment is finding an investor aligned with your company’s future directions. Venture capitalists may be interested only in large companies, […]

Venture Capital Returns

November 30, 2007 Comments Off Posted in: General Biotechnology

At a recent event was recently asked about investment outcomes for venture capitalists. I didn’t have any recent data, so I said that VCs generally expect that 1/3 of their investments will see great returns, 1/3 will see modest or no returns, and 1/3 will not be profitable. VC Fred Wilson as Union Square Ventures […]