Comments on: There’s no way that’s private equity http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/there-is-no-way-thats-private-equity/ A vignette into the aberrant thoughts of a private equiteer Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:18:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Private Equiteer http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/there-is-no-way-thats-private-equity/comment-page-1/#comment-7063 The Private Equiteer Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:51:16 +0000 http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/?p=1799#comment-7063 It's always a worry when firms change their focus like that. PE and VC oscillate between good and bad times, but IPs' skills and experience don't move with those cycles. They're such different beasts. With that said, a resourceful and committed IP with entrepreneurial experience may do better switching from PE to VC. So it's really case-by-case. It’s always a worry when firms change their focus like that. PE and VC oscillate between good and bad times, but IPs’ skills and experience don’t move with those cycles. They’re such different beasts.

With that said, a resourceful and committed IP with entrepreneurial experience may do better switching from PE to VC. So it’s really case-by-case.

]]> By: Alternative Guy http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/there-is-no-way-thats-private-equity/comment-page-1/#comment-7006 Alternative Guy Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:20:52 +0000 http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/?p=1799#comment-7006 Do you think IPs in private equity have the skill to success in VC space? or vice versa? I have seen firms transforming from a VC firm to a buyout firm and there are some all-in-one shops with IPs participating in each strategy. Do you think IPs in private equity have the skill to success in VC space? or vice versa?

I have seen firms transforming from a VC firm to a buyout firm and there are some all-in-one shops with IPs participating in each strategy.

]]> By: Is venture capital a form of private equity and vice versa? | A Private Equity Blog http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/there-is-no-way-thats-private-equity/comment-page-1/#comment-4980 Is venture capital a form of private equity and vice versa? | A Private Equity Blog Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:15:36 +0000 http://www.theprivateequiteer.com/?p=1799#comment-4980 [...] More simply, to me, VC is about building a business, whereas PE is about expanding a business. The difference may sound subtle, but it completely changes the model in terms of risk versus reward (see more here). [...] [...] More simply, to me, VC is about building a business, whereas PE is about expanding a business. The difference may sound subtle, but it completely changes the model in terms of risk versus reward (see more here). [...]

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