Too Much Ventured Nothing Gained
from the 325-eBays dept
Everyone knows that a ton of venture capital was raised over the past few years, but Fortune takes those numbers and puts them into perspective. For venture capital to return a healthy 18% on the $252 billion they currently manage, they basically need to have one eBay level success story every 10 days for the next eight years. That's not going to happen. A lot of venture funds are going to lose out. Of course, individual venture funds just need a few small successes to keep going, but many are afraid to invest anything right now, knowing that things might get worse before they get better. I still think it's a good thing that the VCs are getting washed out - and that entrepreneurs are increasingly realizing that there are other ways to build a company than to sell their soul to Sand Hill Road.
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