Comments on: Can We All Succeed? http://blog.shedd.us/can-we-all-succeed/ Blogging about the business, technology, and life of startups Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Sheddhttp://blog.shedd.us/can-we-all-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Robert Shedd Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:02:01 +0000 http://blog.shedd.us/?p=374944890#comment-186 Thanks for the reply! Good to know RE entrepreneurship at HBS! There's certainly an interesting debate about MBAs for entrepreneurs at the moment, but it's good to hear that for those who do decide to pursue an MBA, there are strong opportunities for them during the MBA programs. Thanks for the reply! Good to know RE entrepreneurship at HBS! There's certainly an interesting debate about MBAs for entrepreneurs at the moment, but it's good to hear that for those who do decide to pursue an MBA, there are strong opportunities for them during the MBA programs.

]]> By: Chris Hanhttp://blog.shedd.us/can-we-all-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Chris Han Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:04:21 +0000 http://blog.shedd.us/?p=374944890#comment-184 Sadly, I graduated from HBS in May. I thought HBS was surprisingly good for those interested in entrepreneurship. There's a thriving community of students who either created or joined startups during school, and great professors who go out of their way to help students. I did a couple field studies working on internet startups and various projects in the social space. Sadly, I graduated from HBS in May. I thought HBS was surprisingly good for those interested in entrepreneurship. There's a thriving community of students who either created or joined startups during school, and great professors who go out of their way to help students. I did a couple field studies working on internet startups and various projects in the social space.

]]> By: Robert Sheddhttp://blog.shedd.us/can-we-all-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Robert Shedd Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:09:03 +0000 http://blog.shedd.us/?p=374944890#comment-182 Chris, <br>Glad we got on the same page and that you've been enjoying the NVCA site!<br><br>What kind of entrepreneurial interest are you finding at HBS? Chris,
Glad we got on the same page and that you've been enjoying the NVCA site!

What kind of entrepreneurial interest are you finding at HBS?

]]> By: Chris Hanhttp://blog.shedd.us/can-we-all-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Chris Han Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:56:47 +0000 http://blog.shedd.us/?p=374944890#comment-181 Hi Robert,<br><br>Thanks so much for the reply. Gotcha. I actually misread what you wrote. I did not look at your footnote, and so did not realize the 619 number was for software-deals only. That makes much for sense. <br><br>Yes, the NVCA site is a goldmine of interesting data. I've been enjoying their reports. Thanks so much for turning me on to it!<br><br>Chris Hi Robert,

Thanks so much for the reply. Gotcha. I actually misread what you wrote. I did not look at your footnote, and so did not realize the 619 number was for software-deals only. That makes much for sense.

Yes, the NVCA site is a goldmine of interesting data. I've been enjoying their reports. Thanks so much for turning me on to it!

Chris

]]> By: Robert Sheddhttp://blog.shedd.us/can-we-all-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Robert Shedd Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:29:15 +0000 http://blog.shedd.us/?p=374944890#comment-179 Hi Chris,<br>I appreciate the comment!<br><br>The post was written based on the Q4 / 2009 Full-Year report, which I can't easily find on the site at the moment. You can find a copy here: <a href="http://cl.ly/7b88c211f32f33c4aeae" rel="nofollow">http://cl.ly/7b88c211f32f33c4aeae</a><br><br>In any case, the stat I pulled was from the top of page 3:<br><br>"For the year, Software remained the largest single industry category in terms of deal volume and second largest behind Biotechnology in terms of dollars. Venture capitalists invested $3.1 billion into 619 Software deals, a 40 percent decline in dollars and a 35 percent decline in deals from 2008 when $5.1 billion went into 948 deals."<br><br>The report that you linked to appears to be the Q1 2010 report.<br><br><br>The new numbers from the Q1 2010 report are interesting:<br><br>"Seed and Early stage investments declined in the first quarter, dropping 30 percent to $1.4 billion. The number of Seed and Early stage deals dropped 24 percent to 299 from the prior quarter. Seed/Early stage deals accounted for 44 percent of total deal volume in the first quarter, compared to the fourth quarter when it accounted for 47 percent of all deals. The average Seed deal in the first quarter was $5.4 million, up from $4.0 million in the fourth quarter. The average Early stage deal was $4.6 million in first quarter, down from $5.6 million in the prior quarter."<br><br>Their definition of "seed" appears to be a bit larger than what most seed-stage entrepreneurs I know would define it to be. $5.4m... wow. Hi Chris,
I appreciate the comment!

The post was written based on the Q4 / 2009 Full-Year report, which I can't easily find on the site at the moment. You can find a copy here: http://cl.ly/7b88c211f32f33c4aeae

In any case, the stat I pulled was from the top of page 3:

“For the year, Software remained the largest single industry category in terms of deal volume and second largest behind Biotechnology in terms of dollars. Venture capitalists invested $3.1 billion into 619 Software deals, a 40 percent decline in dollars and a 35 percent decline in deals from 2008 when $5.1 billion went into 948 deals.”

The report that you linked to appears to be the Q1 2010 report.

The new numbers from the Q1 2010 report are interesting:

“Seed and Early stage investments declined in the first quarter, dropping 30 percent to $1.4 billion. The number of Seed and Early stage deals dropped 24 percent to 299 from the prior quarter. Seed/Early stage deals accounted for 44 percent of total deal volume in the first quarter, compared to the fourth quarter when it accounted for 47 percent of all deals. The average Seed deal in the first quarter was $5.4 million, up from $4.0 million in the fourth quarter. The average Early stage deal was $4.6 million in first quarter, down from $5.6 million in the prior quarter.”

Their definition of “seed” appears to be a bit larger than what most seed-stage entrepreneurs I know would define it to be. $5.4m… wow.

]]> By: Chris Hanhttp://blog.shedd.us/can-we-all-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Chris Han Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:04:39 +0000 http://blog.shedd.us/?p=374944890#comment-175 Hi Rob, I enjoyed reading your blog post, but I think you may have misread the report. You stated that there are ~600 deals per year, that should actually be ~600 deals per quarter. The report you sited also contains the exact number of funded companies for seed or early stage companies. Your estimate of 300 is close, but again the figures are per quarter, not per annum.<br><br>"Venture capitalists invested $4.7 billion in 681 deals in the first quarter of<br>2010, according to the MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers<br>LLP and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data provided<br>by Thomson Reuters."<br><a href="https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/Q1%25202010%2520MoneyTree%2520Report.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneyt...</a> Hi Rob, I enjoyed reading your blog post, but I think you may have misread the report. You stated that there are ~600 deals per year, that should actually be ~600 deals per quarter. The report you sited also contains the exact number of funded companies for seed or early stage companies. Your estimate of 300 is close, but again the figures are per quarter, not per annum.

“Venture capitalists invested $4.7 billion in 681 deals in the first quarter of
2010, according to the MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data provided
by Thomson Reuters.”
https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneyt…

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