VentureDeal: Venture Capital, Venture Capital Companies and Startups. Stupid Questions VCs Ask. Raising money is never fun for entrepreneurs.
It takes a lot of time and distracts them from actually building their business. But perhaps worst of all, they have to answer all the same stupid questions over and over again with every pitch they make. This parody video on fundraising captures the essence of that frustration every entrepreneur feels. U.S. Venture Capital Fundraising Falls to Lowest in Eight Years. Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. venture capital fundraising dropped to the lowest in eight years in the third quarter as a slowing economic recovery and debt crisis in Europe led to fewer initial public offerings.
Venture firms raised $1.72 billion in the period, down 53 percent from the same period a year earlier and the lowest amount since the third quarter of 2003, the National Venture Capital Association said today in a statement. Companies canceled or postponed $8.9 billion in IPOs in the third quarter as stocks plunged, hurting returns for venture capitalists and investors in their funds. What We Are Seeing. The Wall Street Journal has a story out today that says "Web Startups Hit Cash Crunch.
" There has been a fair bit of reaction in the tech blogs and I thought I'd toss into the discussion some things we are seeing: 1) There are so many startups out there raising money. I don't think this is a bad thing. It's a good thing.