As an investor, I'm concerned with the later phase. There's a higher level of commitment from the venture capital firm by then. |
I don't recommend buying our fund based on returns. You buy a fund based on its management team. |
I have seen youngsters who have left prison and are given a tent and told to go and make themselves comfortable in a park. |
I think there are some companies back there that are forming some, perhaps, natural monopolies, where they don't necessarily have to build brand, and then they could actually get to profitability at the gross and the operating level much more quickly. |
It's amazing -- not necessarily how large the fund is now -- how small we were then. |
Looks like a lot of the technology shares are on sale now. It's more of a buyer's market, and we think that this is an opportunity for us to step in and buy shares where people have some fear, uncertainty and doubt, |
Looks like a lot of the technology shares are on sale now. It's more of a buyer's market, and we think that this is an opportunity for us to step in and buy shares where people have some fear, uncertainty and doubt. |
Our [investing] universe may actually be greater than a technology fund. |
Our area is not as strong as some others, so we try to make sure that we play tough teams. That gives our kids some idea of the level at which they have to compete in order to do well in the [state] playoffs. |
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Seven years really understates it, |
Seven years really understates it. |
Some of these companies are going to have to look for creative ways to either get more cash, or perhaps to partner with somebody that has cash. |
Their tone was that they plan to focus on profitability and take their business international. |
There can be no doubt this has serious consequences with educational services and employee morale. |