Comments on: Thoughts on “Another View: V.C. Investing Not Dead, Just Different” http://www.k9ventures.com/2009/02/thoughts-on-another-view-vc-investing-not-dead-just-different/ Funding and support for concept and seed stage startups. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sinbad http://www.k9ventures.com/2009/02/thoughts-on-another-view-vc-investing-not-dead-just-different/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Sinbad Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:24:51 +0000 http://www.k9ventures.com/?p=361#comment-130 3rd option, which is being exercised by many VC firms, is to invest outside of the US where a) regulatory environment for IPO is less stringent b) there are enough greenfield opportunities in the local foreign market. Unfortunately, most of the VCs in India have resorted to growth-stage investing esp with first-time entrepreneurs leading to a chicken-and-egg problem. 3rd option, which is being exercised by many VC firms, is to invest outside of the US where a) regulatory environment for IPO is less stringent b) there are enough greenfield opportunities in the local foreign market.

Unfortunately, most of the VCs in India have resorted to growth-stage investing esp with first-time entrepreneurs leading to a chicken-and-egg problem.

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