So, you're an entrepreneur with a great idea?
Too bad your inspiration arrived in the worst economy since the Great Depression, complete with a meltdown of the venture capital industry.
What's left on the charred landscape?
1. Traditional Venture Capital
In Q1 2010, the Pricewaterhouse Coopers Shaking the Money Tree survey reported that investing had returned to 2003 levels, which basically equals "limping along."
Don't expect too many of the mid-tier funds to raise new money; as Don Hall of Arcturus Capital reminded me, depressed valuations in almost every asset class mean that many limited partners may still be overweighted in growth companies and thus are not looking for places to put fresh cash.
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Author: Andrea Belz
