silicon valley startup and funding trends june 2012
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Silicon Valley Startup & Funding Trends
June 2012
Facebook IPO
Secondary Markets & Crowd Funding
AngelList
The Jobs Act
Post-IPO is the Wrong Time to Make Money on Startups
Impact on Startup Stages
• Pre-Seed
• Seed to Series A
• Series B+
• Pre-IPO
Yammer Acquisition
The Paul Graham Letter
Institutional Investors (Where to Park Money)
Mood Check
Recommendations for US Startups
• No more social
• Focus on revenue businesses
• Choose big markets
Recommendations for Japanese Startups
• Don’t underestimate difficulties in living in the US
• Build in Japan + Asia
@raygrieselhuber
www.ginzametrics.com/blog
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