When: November 19-21, 2010! Location: Incubate Miami (200 SE 1st Street, Suite 601, Miami, FL 33131) More details to follow as released by event organizers. What is Startup Weekend? Startup Weekend is a 54 hour startup event that provides networking, resources, and incentives for individuals and teams to go from idea to launch. Get connected [...]
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010. Prior to enactment of this legislation, much rumbling surfaced within the private equity community over the ultimate extent and potential impact of the proposed regulations on angel and venture capital investment. The concern was that anything [...]
PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association recently released their 2Q 2010 summary of venture capital investment in U.S. private emerging companies, which indicates that venture capital investment for the first half of 2010 totaled $11.4 billion, representing a 49% increase in dollars from the first half of 2009, when $7.7 billion was invested. Notable highlights: Investment [...]
Attended inaugural TedxBrickell event last night — a great precursor to Startup Weekend Miami, which kicks of tonight! Great to see the interest and energy among the attendees and speakers. Two resonating messages: One doesn’t need to have millions in order to be a VC; investing one’s time, knowledge, experience, and network in support of [...]
