Eric Ver Ploeg2023 Series A Venture Deal PaceI’ve heard lots of recent discussion about Series A deal pace here in the early months of 2023. As you can see in the data below, deal pace…1 min read·Mar 8, 2023----
Eric Ver PloegDo San Francisco Bay Area Startups Still Outperform?We’ve seen that the fraction of startups formed in the San Francisco Bay Area, relative to the rest of the United States, was essentially…4 min read·Oct 31, 2022--1--1
Eric Ver PloegAre Founders Still Starting Companies in San Francisco Bay Area?For at least two decades, the high cost of living in the San Francisco Bay Area, and other quality of life issues, have led many observers…3 min read·Jul 11, 2022--1--1
Eric Ver PloegThere is No Series A “No Man’s Land”I was talking with a startup CEO about sizing their upcoming Series A fundraise. We had a discussion about the perceived dearth of venture…3 min read·Jan 8, 2017----
Eric Ver PloegNumerai: Another Nail in the Efficient Market Hypothesis CoffinShiller First to Say “Emperor Has No Clothes”4 min read·Nov 21, 2016--2--2
Eric Ver PloegYour Startup’s Future Isn’t as Binary as You Probably ThinkWhen talking with startups about their future financing plans, a recurring theme I run into is an essentially binary view of their future…3 min read·Jul 26, 2016----
Eric Ver PloeginGVCdiumVenture Capital’s Leading IndicatorA surprisingly large amount of ink and conversation in the startup world is devoted to updates on the current availability of venture…5 min read·Apr 27, 2016----
Eric Ver PloeginHackerNoon.comThe ONE THING that Helps Most in Raising a Series A RoundMy last post (Accelerators vs Angels) showed that raising money from Angel investors was a significantly more important predictor of a…3 min read·Jan 21, 2016--4--4
Eric Ver PloegAccelerators vs AngelsAn entrepreneur friend asked me if he should apply to an Accelerator or go raise Angel money. Generally speaking this isn’t an either/or…5 min read·Dec 21, 2015--1--1
Eric Ver PloeginStartups & Venture CapitalWhat the Heck AngelList Really is — Three Marketplace FunctionsAngelList is impressive in its current reach into the early-stage venture ecosystem, and its plans for the future. By my back of envelope…3 min read·Oct 19, 2015--1--1