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The 80/20 Rule for U.S. Venture? Not Exactly.

The 80/20 Rule for U.S. Venture? Not Exactly.

Do U.S. venture returns follow the famous 80/20 Rule, which asserts that 80% of the outputs often come from 20% of the inputs? We used our…
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David Coats
Venture Capital — We’re Still Not Normal

Venture Capital — We’re Still Not Normal

One graph from our proprietary dataset has consistently received the most interest over the years. Some of our VC peers have requested it…
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David Coats
Lay Low or Lean In? U.S. Venture and Recessions

Lay Low or Lean In? U.S. Venture and Recessions

“U.S. Venture Activity Slowed More in Q2 as Economic Fears Rose” (VentureBeat 7/22). “The venture reset” (Crunchbase 6/22).
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Thiel vs. AngelList. Who is Right?

Thiel vs. AngelList. Who is Right?

U.S. venture is a hits driven business, and we’ve previously published data quantifying how right-skewed the distribution of outcomes is…
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“When Others Are Fearful…”

“When Others Are Fearful…”

Warren Buffet famously stated that he actively seeks investment opportunities in times when others are fearful.
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David Coats
Venture Capital — No, We’re Not Normal

Venture Capital — No, We’re Not Normal

In fact, we are highly skewed.
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Should Founders Take the Plunge?

Should Founders Take the Plunge?

A small number of high-profile, venture-backed exits have consumed headlines recently — Lyft, Pinterest, Uber, Slack, and Zoom to name a…
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Trevor Kienzle
Move Over Unicorns, Here Are the Winners We Should Most Celebrate in U.S. Venture for 2017

Move Over Unicorns, Here Are the Winners We Should Most Celebrate in U.S. Venture for 2017

In 2016, we published a blog post, Unicorns are Overrated. Triple Crowns are Better, arguing that unicorns are overrated because some…
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Too Many VC Cooks in the Kitchen?

Too Many VC Cooks in the Kitchen?

At Correlation Ventures, we spend a fair amount of time using our proprietary database to identify the telltale signs of successful…
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David Coats
Is a Venture Firm More Than the Sum of Its Partners?

Is a Venture Firm More Than the Sum of Its Partners?

Not much.
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David Coats
Which VC returns were higher over the last decade? East Coast or West Coast?

Which VC returns were higher over the last decade? East Coast or West Coast?

Surprisingly…neither.
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Trevor Kienzle
Introducing the U.S. Venture Exit Year Index by Correlation Ventures

Introducing the U.S. Venture Exit Year Index by Correlation Ventures

How did the U.S. venture industry perform last year in terms of cash-on-cash realizations?
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