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Covid-19 checklist: Areas of fund operations to consider

Lawyers from Paul Weiss pinpoint the areas of a firm's operations that may need to be adjusted to account for the coronavirus outbreak, including fund documentation, valuation and banking relationships.

4 min read · 11 March 2020

Speed, power and flow: How surf competition criteria can help assess start-ups

A notion more associated with surfing - speed, power and flow - can help a venture firm's due diligence of a start-up, says guest author Horacio Falcão.

3 min read · 11 March 2020

Why 2020 will be a banner year for investing in the leaf

Consumer demand and public opinion are at all-time highs. There is perhaps no better time to be a specialist in the sector than now.

4 min read · 26 February 2020

Venture capital in Latin America: We need to invest more

Recently hired Redpoint eventures Operating Partner Carolina Strobel discusses what Latin America needs to build a venture ecosystem. A lot goes on behind-the-scenes before a unicorn is born.

3 min read · 20 February 2020

Why cybersecurity is so hot as an investment area

With the sector on pace for continued growth, cybersecurity investor Robert R. Ackerman notes what areas are saturated and what specialties his firm is looking at.

4 min read · 17 February 2020

Investors should avoid these mistakes that could kill their tax-free gains 

A discussion about 1202 tax strategy with Scott Pinarchick, a partner at Mintz, which specializes in tax and private equity services.

3 min read · 23 December 2019

Why most consumer genomics companies fail

And what it will take to win the healthcare revolution.

5 min read · 26 November 2019

Why venture in Japan is different

Guest column by Sozo Ventures: Entrepreneurs and investors need to be aware of the history and culture to avoid missteps.

4 min read · 13 November 2019

Here’s where you may want to invest in healthcare

Taking a look at the trends in five to 10 years, the direction of these investment opportunities is taking shape: the future will be about putting control in the hands of the patient

4 min read · 06 November 2019

The case for paranoid optimism

Most venture investors have never managed through a downturn. This poses a risk both for novice investors lulled into complacency and the venture market that competes with the highest bidder on deals.

4 min read · 18 October 2019

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