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Unshackle the Middle Class
We are holding back the middle class in America. But it's not for the reasons you think, and the culprits are not those most people think of. Rather, the US government has systematically cut the middle...
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To Create Jobs the Stock Market Needs a Little Inefficiency
[caption id="attachment_5604" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo: Taste This Picture[/caption] As Americans, we love efficiency. In huge numbers, and with our wallets wide open, we rush toward...
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Don’t Believe the Tech Bubble Hype
[caption id="attachment_6090" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo: Aeioux[/caption] BY SCOTT KUPOR With private tech companies pulling down billion-dollar-plus valuations with seeming ease, and shares...
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By Opposing Small Cap Market Reform, Wall Street’s Largest Retail Brokers are...
[caption id="attachment_6904" align="alignnone" width="625"] Photo: Epicharmus[/caption] According to SEC Chairwoman Mary Joe White, implementing a pilot program to widen tick sizes for small-cap...
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Andreessen Horowitz Raises New Fund
BY SCOTT KUPOR We are pleased to announce the closing of Andreessen Horowitz Fund IV, a $1.5 billion multi-stage venture capital fund. We are grateful for the ongoing support of our limited partners...
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What Corporate Boards Can Learn from Delaware - by Scott Kupor
[caption id="attachment_7138" align="alignnone" width="625"] Photo: Clagnut[/caption] Here's a catch-22: While someone starting a cosmetics company, for example, would prefer to surround themselves...
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a16z Podcast: Valuing Today’s Fast-Growing Software Companies
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Understanding SaaS: Why the Pundits Have It Wrong - by Scott Kupor and...
Tune into any cable network stock market channel and the airwaves resonate with one consistent theme: SaaS companies are simply too expensive. In fact, we might even be in a bubble! The argument goes...
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Why the Structural Changes to the VC Industry Matter - By Scott Kupor
The structure of the VC industry is changing. This matters not only to entrepreneurs raising capital -- but it also impacts the finance industry overall, because companies are staying private longer...
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The State of Venture Capital - by Scott Kupor
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPfaRExYJqs?rel=0&w=560&h=315] In his presentation from this year's PreMoney conference, Andreessen Horowitz's Scott Kupor describes the size,...
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a16z Podcast: Raising Money and Valuing Startups — What Happens When Things...
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What All the Recent Tech Company Splits Say about the Future of Cloud...
It’s not everyday that $100-plus billion companies split themselves in two. Late last month, eBay decided to spin off its fast-growing payments division, PayPal; last week, Hewlett-Packard moved to...
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What’s Holding Tech M&A Back? - by Scott Kupor
Mergers and acquisitions activity around the world continues on a tear. Last year alone saw $3.5 trillion of deal-making, just below the all-time high of 2007. Technology companies accounted for $214...
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U.S. Tech Funding — What’s Going On? - by Morgan Bender, Benedict Evans,...
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a16z Podcast: The Rise of the Quasi-IPO - with Morgan Bender, Benedict Evans,...
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Prenups for Co-founders - by Scott Kupor
Yes, breaking up is hard to do -- whether in love or in business. But, at least in business, there are some things founders can do proactively to lessen the pain. Think of it as a common sense prenup...
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a16z Podcast: On Recent IPOs and Comparing Private vs. Public Valuations -...
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