State of the Valley Report

Joint Venture Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Community Foundation have released the 2012 Silicon Valley Index, providing a view on the state of the Valley.

From the article:

SAN JOSE and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – February 7, 2012 – Silicon Valley’s innovation engine is driving a recovery that leads the nation, but the persistent public sector fiscal crisis and other factors are slowing widespread economic gains, according to the 2012 Silicon Valley Index released today by Joint Venture Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

The comprehensive yearly study on the economic strength and overall health of Silicon Valley indicates the region that was the last to succumb to the recession now appears to be the first to emerge, paced by tech sector growth that is spawning new companies and creating jobs. Yet these narrow gains, the drag on public finance and housing and the constraints of Proposition 13 are keeping most residents from benefitting.

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February 8th, 2012 by

Discussion: Ways Companies Getting Financed Completely Changing

Business Insider reports on the changing landscape of how companies get financed. The following options are broken down: crowdfunding, accelerators, super-angels, late-stage private equity, and the long delayed IPO. “The bottom line is the way companies are getting financed is changing completely, from start to finish. Crowdfunding and accelerators are helping companies get off the ground; the new VC helps them grow up; new institutions and services provide for a cash-rich adolescence, and some day (soon, perhaps), they will get a huge IPO pay day.”

Follow this discussion in the Holland in the Valley LinkedIn group.

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