Archive for September, 2009

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Sep

Weakon 314: Venture Capital and Angel Investing

Posted by The Weakonomist in Wednesday, September 2nd 2009   1 comment so far   

Weakon 313 talked bout private equity (PE).  In it I mentioned venture capital (VC) as a type of private equity investment.  It’s so big these days I found it merited its own post, or at least half of one, shared with angel investing.  We’ll start with venture capital. Venture Capital Google, YouTube, Apple, and Twitter.  [...]

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Sep

Weakon 313: Private Equity

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, September 1st 2009   4 comments already   

Sometimes it’s just not enough to invest in the S&P 500 anymore.  You’re burned out by public companies, hedge funds, and real estate.  You’re looking for a return on your investment that isn’t as tied to the Dow as other investments.  Naturally, you’re the type of person with plenty of money to invest.  Private equity [...]

under: business, college of weakonomics, investing    
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