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Category Archives: Venture Capital

My favorite finance papers and why bubble valuations aren’t coming back

I don’t spend a lot of time reading academic finance papers, but there are a few that have been permanently etched into my brain. I have Chris Malloy at Harvard Business School to thank for this. His behavioral finance class ranked up there at London Business School, only to be beaten by David Yermack’s highly [...]

Posted 10 September 2009 § Finance § Links ‡ Comments °

Early stage investing in the Mideast

I’ve known about the Maktoob acquisition (and its price tag) for some time now, when the deal was still perceived as a rumor in the market. The exact figure of the deal isn’t known but Yahoo disclosed the rough price tag in their most recent earnings report. My friend Faisal Ghori, at Middle East Ventures, [...]

Posted 05 September 2009 § Mideast ‡ Comments °

Ten characteristics of great investors

Matt Blumberg, the founder and CEO of Return Path, wrote an interesting post today on the ten characteristics of great investors, in response to Fred Wilson’s post on the ten characteristics of great entrepreneurs. A quick recap: Great investors know how to give strategic advice without being in the operating weeds of a company Great [...]

Posted 05 September 2009 § ‡ Comments °