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On Valuations And That “Bubble” Word

July 3, 2014

Business

Business, Capital Access - Financing, Development Stage, Financial services, Initial public offering, London, Sam Altman, Venture capital

There has been lots of discussions of late on whether or not we’re in the midst of a bubble that could result in another DotCom burst. Much of the discussion has been front-footed by those with vested interests –…

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Punakaiki Fund Launches – Early Stage High Growth Opportunities for Mum and Dad Investors

August 22, 2013

Business

Business, New Zealand, New Zealand Exchange, Punakaiki, TechStars, trademe, Venture capital, Wiggs

Disclosure – Lance Wiggs, the main person behind both Lance Wiggs Capital Management and the Punakaiki Fund, is a personal friend. He’s cast his eye over some investment opportunities I’ve taken to him, and I’ve considered investing in some…

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On Angel Investing–and Karma

December 4, 2012

Business

Andy Rachleff, angel investor, Cloud Foundry, Investment, New Zealand, Steve Orenstein, TechStars, Venture capital

This technology lark has been pretty good to me – in the past handful of years since deciding on this path I’ve met some incredible people, journeyed far and wide and enjoyed the financial rewards that are particular to…

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On Journalistic Process, Conflicts of Interest, Embargoes and… Arrington

September 6, 2011

Business

aol, Arianna Huffington, Conflict of interest, Huffington Post, MG Siegler, new york times, techcrunch, Venture capital

Over the weekend a veritable firestorm erupted when it was announced that Michael Arrington, founder and editor ofTechCrunch was forming a venture fund, backed by none other than the owners of TechCrunch, AOL. The firestorm centered mainly on the…

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Blog Archives

On Valuations And That “Bubble” Word

Punakaiki Fund Launches – Early Stage High Growth Opportunities for Mum and Dad Investors

On Angel Investing–and Karma

On Journalistic Process, Conflicts of Interest, Embargoes and… Arrington