by Larry Scheinfeld | May 28, 2016 | Larry Scheinfeld, Normal Post, Technology, Venture Capital
Asian tech startups are facing an unprecedented challenge. For the past several years, venture capital investment in Asian startups grew steadily from approximately 100 deals and $1 billion per quarter in 2011 to up to 300 deals and $5 billion per quarter in 2015. But...
by Larry Scheinfeld | May 16, 2016 | Larry Scheinfeld, Technology, Venture Capital
Unicorns are no longer the stuff of legend — not the fanciful equines marked with elegant wings and prominent horns. Instead, at the mention of the term “unicorn”, the Silicon Valley tech startups valued between $1 and $10 billion, is evoked. Supposed to be as...
by Larry Scheinfeld | May 6, 2016 | Larry Scheinfeld, Normal Post, Technology, Venture Capital
Amazon.com investor who, VC Chamath Palihapitiya, extolled the virtues of Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s potential to generate $3 trillion in profits at the Next Wave Sohn Conference in New York this week. Born in Sri Lanka, Palihapitiya became a Facebook executive after...
by Larry Scheinfeld | Apr 1, 2016 | Larry Scheinfeld, Normal Post, Technology, Venture Capital
The fascination with startups continue to rise, making the prospect of becoming an angel investor an attractive endeavor. A number of angel investors have been employing online crowdfunding to pool money as angel networks hoping to share investment and risk. Because...
by Larry Scheinfeld | Mar 20, 2016 | Larry Scheinfeld, Normal Post, Venture Capital
A tech spin-off investment is a no-brainer for VCs because of their access to the resources, reputation, and management of its established startup parent company. Piggy-backing on the strengths of a proven Silicon Valley winner makes for a less risky investment. VCs...
