Matt Marshall, Editor-in-Chief, VentureBeat and Co-executive Producer, DEMOfall 09
The life blood of Silicon Valley is venture capital, but the industry is under huge strain. Some estimates suggest venture capital dollars could be cut in half.
On Monday, Sept. 21, to kick things off at the DEMO conference in San Diego, we’ve organized a dealmaker dinner, where we’ll discuss “The good, bad and ugly of raising venture capital in the downturn.”
One thing hasn’t changed: Entrepreneurs with a great idea usually need money in order to scale their businesses rapidly. The founders of Google, YouTube, Facebook, Oracle and Apple all benefited from getting early money from investors, whether in small or large amounts. If they hadn’t raised money at the right time, they’d have been stunted. http://venturebeat.com/2009/08/31/demo-speakers-mike-olson-shanna-tellerman-on-raising-vc-in-the-downturn/
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