Tracy Lefteroff
Tracy Lefteroff
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Solid levels of investing in traditional industries are being complemented by renewed interest in promising, fast-growing niches.
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Wireless continues to be the spot in telecom.
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The bloom is certainly back on the rose as far as interest from the entrepreneurs' standpoint in putting companies together in this space.
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Turmoil in the Nasdaq has had just a minor ripple effect in the venture capital market.
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The results are truly incredible. I thought the results would be good, but I wasn't sure they'd be this good.
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A big jump came in the media and entertainment industries, which rose about 80% from the fourth quarter, reaching a four-year high.
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There's just huge investor appetite for companies they perceive are going to grow because of demand in the marketplace. The Baby Boom generation will make huge demands on the health-care system and health-care products in general.
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The wireless industry seems to have unlimited growth potential as the next generation of technology proliferates across the airwaves.
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The stock market may be uncertain about the economy, but venture capitalists aren't. They're betting on the future.
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One might expect that bank financing would play a big role for these companies of extraordinary potential, but why go there and incur the cost if there are other options? Today, most are able to self-finance their expansion thanks to their healthy gross margins. But how long this can continue, given escalating energy costs, is anybody's guess.
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The prospects are very bright. You're going to see tremendous companies created.
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This study confirmed that what has been happening in the United States is actually happening globally.
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There is a tremendous amount of money chasing venture investments everywhere. As long as the returns are there, the venture business is going to get a bigger piece of the pie. We think that trend is definitely going to continue.
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What you are seeing is a shift away from e-commerce and back to the plumbing of the Internet. The telecom sector and software are doing quite well as are DSL, broadband and fiber optics. Most of them are retooling to enter the fiber optic age.