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Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing[Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing] Because great people are available to join you, VCs are loaded with cash, and office space is available cheap. Everything is cheap and readily available in a recession.

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broadstuffhttp://broadstuff.com/archives/1319-When-and-where-to-start-a-Startup.html [broadstuff] When - and where - to start a Startup: Existing companies will sub-lease space really cheap to offset some costs. Computers, software, networks, desks, equipment...everything is cheaper.

Microsoft Startup Zonehttp://www.microsoftstartupzone.com/blogs/the_next_big_thing/archive/2008/06/28/ipo-market-ups-and-downs-q2-worst-in-30-years.aspx [Microsoft Startup Zone] IPO market ups and downs - Q2 worst in 30 years: VCs have a long term view. They don't expect their investments to pay off for at least 5 years, sometimes much longer.

Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing[Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing] The Entrepreneurs Dilemma - Sell now for $Millions or holdout for ...: Economic environment - Is there a recession looming or is the market booming? If the market is booming and you have a good competitive position, you may want to raise more money and holdout for the big exit.

Gristmillhttp://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/1/18/124020/949 [Gristmill] Can the environmental economy dodge a recession?: By Mark Pawlosky. As one key economic engine after another -- housing, finance, autos, retail -- sputters and stalls out, the fledgling eco-economy is purring right along, fueled in no small part by venture capital firms hungry for new .

Eric Gonzalezhttp://ericgonzalez.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/will-the-real-venture-capitalists-please-stand-up/ [Eric Gonzalez] Will the Real Venture Capitalists Please Stand Up?: I’ll bet a significant amount of startup capital is going overseas, since the Euro, Yen, and Reminbi provide capital preservation over the free-falling Dollar. I’ll also bet that we’ll see a number of hot ventures jump out of this recession, just like the last.

YO, CEOhttp://richardmoross.com/2008/03/31/moo-in-the-sunday-times-magazine/ [YO, CEO] MOO in the Sunday Times Magazine: ”˜Even when people have Facebook and several mobile phones, they still scribble down telephone numbers on pieces of paper.’ It’s an e-commerce-type business, but has linked up with Web 2.0 companies such as Flickr, the user-generated photography site, to allow personalised cards to be made.

eComm Blog[eComm Blog] Brough Turner on Mobile Communications: I do not know if that is what I am detecting but you can dodge around that question if you wish. Brough: No, I think it has been fairly hard to get new applications into the telephone network.

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