After speaking with dozens of professional early-stage investors and poring over their track records, I think I finally uncovered the secret behind their success. And while I’ve known about this secret for some time now, I’ve been reluctant to share it.
Union Square Ventures is killing it. With investments in such winners as Twitter and Tumblr, Union Square (“USV”) is one of the top-performing venture capital funds in the world.
Pop Quiz: Someone offers you a 99% probability of earning 8% to 12% per year… You: a. Ask them if they’re related to Bernie Madoff, then quickly back away.
“This was the hottest deal in Silicon Valley…” This quote, courtesy of CNN Money, is from Lars Dalgaard. Lars is a partner of Andreessen Horowitz, a top-tier venture capital firm.
Get ready for action… Over the next several weeks, we’re going to break out our “crystal ball”! Wondering who’s going to win the Super Bowl, or the men’s downhill in the Winter Olympics?
We’ll make this short and sweet… Happy New Year from Matt & Wayne and the rest of the Crowdability team! We wish you and your families nothing but the best in 2014.