Why Venture Capital Funding Is at 13-Year High (video)

Why Venture Capital Funding Is at 13-Year High: Video - Bloomberg:
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DFJ Partner Josh Stein, Spark Capital General Partner Mo Koyfman and Lowenstein Sandler Chair of the Tech Group Ed Zimmerman discuss venture capital and tech valuations on “Market Makers.” They spoke on July 10. (Source: Bloomberg)

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The Innovation Lab Where Drugs Are Discovered (video)

The Innovation Lab Where Drugs Are Discovered: Video - Bloomberg:
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Johnson & Johnson has had many blockbuster drugs since it was founded in 1894. These drugs were mostly developed the old-fashioned way -- internally, behind closed doors. But for future drug discovery the company is taking a page from the tech industry and looking for talent in places like J&J's La Jolla, California incubator. Bloomberg's Carol Massar reports. Video by: Carole Zimmer (Source: Bloomberg, July 15)

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VC Industry, Changing Structure

The Changing Structure of the VC Industry: "Where are we today?

• 50x more Internet users (2.4 billion)
• Online connections that are 180x faster (10.5 Mbps)
• Always-on connectivity of mobile (164m US smartphone users)
• We’re all socially connected (so great businesses spread faster)
• We all have one-click purchase power (Apple, Google, Amazon, eBay)
• The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition)
• Lower costs to start a business (95% reduction), many more companies created & funded by angels / seed
• But it still takes VC to scale a business (thus large capital into industry winners like Uber, Airbnb, SnapChat, etc)"

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Where Else Should We Be Looking for Innovation? (video)

Where Else Should We Be Looking for Innovation?: Video - Bloomberg:
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Columbia University Senior Fellow Alec Ross discusses innovation outside of Silicon Valley on “Market Makers.” (Source: Bloomberg July 30)

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Europeans Coming, One City at a Time

The Europeans Are Coming, One City at a Time - NYTimes.com: "....two London-based start-ups are taking a page right out of the playbook of companies like Uber by picking off individual cities one by one. YPlan, a smartphone application that helps people find events, and Citymapper, a public-transportation app, are focusing on cities like New York and San Francisco.... “You have to take things city by city, not country by country,” said Rytis Vitkauskas, one of the co-founders of YPlan at the company’s headquarters in central London. “To succeed in the U.S., you have to focus on what people want in their local markets.”..."

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