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New Education Series for Technology Community
In response to today’s current market conditions, The Brenner Group is putting our experience to work and has developed and launched “The Brenner Group Education Series” – practical, educational seminars for clients, partners and entrepreneurs to address issues that are important to the technology community. (more…)
Restructurings Are on the Rise
Since 2008, more and more vc-backed technology companies are finding themselves in a very difficult situation. Their sources of capital have run dry, and even with good ideas or good products plus customers and revenue, they may still find it difficult to raise enough capital to continue business as usual.
In recent months, I have written about the problem with the venture capital industry as a whole. This post will deal with the inevitable fallout of the venture capital problems, and that is – what is a company to do when it runs out of cash and its investors can’t or won’t provide follow-on financing? (more…)
Venture Capital Continues to be in Distress
Earlier this year, I wrote about how I felt the current venture capital market is broken. There is now more evidence of this fact. (more…)
Is the Venture Model broken?
The traditional venture capital (VC) model is either broken or on its way to being broken. (more…)
Gloom, But Not So Much Doom, Here in Silicon Valley
The skies may be dark and pundits are lining up with their dreary predictions, but here in Silicon Valley there are other forces at work that might counterbalance our local pain and even contribute mightily to the national recovery.
