Comments on: The Money Chase: What Does Investment Grade Mean? Part 2 http://www.dr-smith.info/the-money-chase-what-does-investment-grade-mean-part-2/ Turnaround Management, Senior Adviser, Board Member, Executive Coach, Author, Speaker, Radio & TV Guest & Panel Member Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:07:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: J Jeyaseelan http://www.dr-smith.info/the-money-chase-what-does-investment-grade-mean-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12293 J Jeyaseelan Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:50:12 +0000 http://www.dr-smith.info/?p=5326#comment-12293 I wish the VCs really did what you have said that they do. While I tend to agree that its easy for VCs to know more about products involving single technologies. I do not think that it is easily possible to evaluate alternative systems particularly when it involves abstract technologies such as software. Unless the VCs have the time to see such abstract technologies in action, through demonstration, they can hardly grasp it with the help of written words. I always wished that VCs were more technologically aware or at least had the services of relevant technology experts, who could correctly evaluate the true commercial potential of any new technologies. I keep repeating this in many forums. VCs and fund managers who are unable to correctly assess the commercial potential of new technologies are a dangerous species. They were responsible for the melt down in the in 1999 as well as in 2009. Though a decade had passed they never seem to learn, They only keep shifting sectors. In 1997 it was web sites. In 2007 it was home sites ( I mean residential real estate). I wish the VCs really did what you have said that they do. While I tend to agree that its easy for VCs to know more about products involving single technologies. I do not think that it is easily possible to evaluate alternative systems particularly when it involves abstract technologies such as software. Unless the VCs have the time to see such abstract technologies in action, through demonstration, they can hardly grasp it with the help of written words.

I always wished that VCs were more technologically aware or at least had the services of relevant technology experts, who could correctly evaluate the true commercial potential of any new technologies.

I keep repeating this in many forums. VCs and fund managers who are unable to correctly assess the commercial potential of new technologies are a dangerous species. They were responsible for the melt down in the in 1999 as well as in 2009. Though a decade had passed they never seem to learn, They only keep shifting sectors. In 1997 it was web sites. In 2007 it was home sites ( I mean residential real estate).

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