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Analysis: Young start-ups demand steeper prices from VCs

A year ago, Mike Maples's investment firm, Floodgate, was investing in young companies at a pace of two or three every quarter. Now, he's backed just one start-up all year and puts a big chunk of the blame on spiraling price tags.

 

Internet Entrepreneurs Are Like Professional Athletes, They Peak Around 25

Internet Entrepreneurs Are Like Professional Athletes, They Peak Around 25

Consumer Internet entrepreneurs are like pro basketball players,” a venture capitalist told me recently while discussing the prospects for a thirty-something founder, “They peak at 25, by 30 they’re usually done.

 

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