Monthly Archives: June 2008
Debunking some of the myths around cleantech venture capital
The myths being thrown around about cleantech venture capital perhaps reached a new height of silliness this weekend, with a NYT article which suggested that cleantech venture capital is responsible for the lack of VC-backed IPOs in the last quarter (also mentioned in this Earth2Tech post).
They reported that some VCs said that“the pipeline for public [
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A big fat zero
That’s the answer to the question: “How many venture-backed IPOs are there going to be in the second quarter.” That’s a stat about all industries and sectors, not just cleantech.
But it definitely does affect cleantech nonetheless. As we’ve talked about on this site for some time now, 2008 was supposed to be the year of [
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Ares
Everyone makes mistakes when they’re typing – even me – and often times these are not picked up by the word processing software on which we rely so much. There are some times where these spellings are more obvious, and these are usually where the typist does not have the benefit of these automated checkers. [
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Patong Girls are dangerous beauties
Patong girls are modern day sirens. Some of them make it their life’s work to ensure a rich Westerner. It is not that they particularly find Westerners attractive, but that they find their wallets particularly interesting. Trying to understand Patong girls is a very dangerous pastime. Not trying to understand Patong girls is even more [
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Not alone in the Ares Galaxy
There are some occasions where the strength of a product can mean its name is considered a byword for the leading product in its chosen field. So was the case with the Ares Galaxy P2P filesharing software which was long considered the only viable application in this area.
Since those early, heady, fun-filled days of 2002 [
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