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Friday, Sep 25, 2009Big gap between venture capitalists’ expectations and actual returns
Posted by dgore
GRAZIADIO IN THE NEWS
The WSJ.com’s Venture Capital Dispatch cited Forbes’ article on Pepperdine finance professor John Paglia today. The article VC Delusions showcased Paglia’s survey findings that venture capitalists’ expectations for investment returns differ wildly from actual results.
Cited reporter Scott Austin:
The data, which come from 185 venture firms surveyed in March and April, “raise troubling questions about just how realistic Silicon Valley’s moneymen are about their ability to make profits in the current, depressed economy–and may help explain why so many mediocre venture firms are still hanging around,” Forbes writes.
The article from the WSJ’s own interview with Dr. Paglia can be found here.
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Category : In the News | Paglia
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