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by John Steuart on March 6th, 2012 
On February 22, I had the pleasure of speaking with Douglas Crawford, the associate director of QB3 the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences in Berkeley –. It was quite exciting to be the first guest on their new podcast, QB3 Bio Entrepreneurship. During our lively hour discussion, I had the opportunity to share my thoughts on the current state of venture capital, my strategies for investing (see the title!), and how entrepreneurs can better . . .
→ Read full post: “Be better, faster and cheaper and if I don’t get cheaper, I don’t invest!”
by Nat Goldhaber on December 13th, 2011 
December 12, 2011 source: originally published at
Pessimism about the clean tech space has been on the rise recently, thanks in part to a pair of high profile failures of government-backed companies. Congress and the media have pounced on the carrion like starving scavengers.
In the frenzy of sensationalism, it is hard for the public to derive a reasoned understanding of the facts and even more difficult to feel comfortable about the future. . . .
→ Read full post: CleanTech Remains Hot In A Post-Solyndra World
by John Steuart on December 8th, 2011
Sam Coates is a partner at Cooley, and a great friend and colleague of mine. He wrote this blog post just for us.
Money, motorcycle racing and startups—it’s all about winning and losing
Guest Post by Sam Coates
“I like money,” one founder said to me bluntly, in response to my question about what motivates him. I ask every founder this question. Some of them say things such as . . .
→ Read full post: Money, motorcycle racing and startups—it’s all about winning and losing, by Sam Coates
by Claremont Creek Alerts on October 10th, 2011 
October 9, 2011 source: CBS News
As part of CBS morning news, TIBION was profiled by correspondent Barry Peterson. At approximately four minutes 21 seconds into the video, see how TIBION stands out. We are proud of our portfolio company that is getting worldwide recognition.
The next step in bionics
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The new world of high-tech prosthetics includes the Tibion Bionic limb, that helps stroke victims re-learn how to use . . .
→ Read full post: Claremont Creek Ventures portfolio company Tibion’s VP of Engineering Matt Murphy shows off the Tibion Bionic Limb on CBS Morning News
by Nat Goldhaber on October 9th, 2011
October 9, 2011 source: San Francisco Chronicle, SFGate
Venture capitalists have long been known to toss the occasional bone to an entrepreneur working 100-hour weeks on a meager startup salary. But we’re talking pay-down-the-mortgage money, not retire-on-a-private-island money. – Nat Goldhaber
Early payouts to startup execs a troubling trend
by James Temple, San Francisco Chronicle
An embarrassing e-mail that recently leaked onto tech blogs revealed that Airbnb’s latest venture capital round includes a . . .
→ Read full post: Early payouts to startup execs a troubling trend
by John Steuart on September 28th, 2011
September 28, 2011 source: Wall Street Journal
All good things, unfortunately, come to an end. The last year or two have been spectacular for entrepreneurs. Investor enthusiasm has been intense, meaning that start-ups had the upper hand and could get financing at extraordinarily generous terms.
But I’m afraid that the curtain is about to fall. All signs point to the imminent arrival of a radically different funding environment. When? Perhaps as early as . . .
→ Read full post: Entrepreneurs: The End Is Near. Refinance.
by Claremont Creek Alerts on September 25th, 2011 September 23, 2011 source: Forbes
What the Solyndra Bankruptcy Means for Cleantech Investors
by Jennifer Kho. Forbes Contributor
As executives of defunct solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra keep mum in Washington, Silicon Valley and Wall Street are discussing what the bankruptcy – and the federal investigation – could mean for investors.
“It has an impact; it’s such a big story,” says Sheeraz Haji, CEO of research firm Cleantech Group.
In what some are calling “the Solyndra . . .
→ Read full post: Goldhaber claims there’s still plenty of investor enthusiasm for companies that are installing or financing solar projects
by Claremont Creek Alerts on September 15th, 2011 
September 15, 2011 source: Xconomy
For a while, I was optimistic that 2011 would be a good year for venture capital-backed IPOs, and it wasn’t just wishful thinking. There were 72 VC-backed IPOs last year—six times as many as in 2009. The year ended with a bang and 2011 got off to a good start. In the first half of 2011, there were 36 IPOs, right on target for at least a replay . . .
→ Read full post: IPOs look dicey, but private equity may pick up some of the slack
by Claremont Creek Alerts on August 9th, 2011 
VCs say they have seen the rising interest first hand. Nat Goldhaber, managing director of Claremont Creek Ventures, says seven of his portfolio companies have received interest from corporates in the past three months. At this time last year, none had.
August 8, 2011 source: Venture Capital Journal
Corporate VCs are more active again as innovation flowers in Silicon Valley. But is a bubble forming?Corporate VCs, like the locust, follow cycles. When . . .
→ Read full post: The Return of Corporates
by Nat Goldhaber on July 13th, 2011 July 13, 2011 source: GigaOm
Raise money when you can
Who: Nat Goldhaber, General Partner Claremont Creek Ventures
Bubble Cred: In 1994, Goldhaber founded an early web-advertising platform called CyberGold. In 1999, the company filed for an IPO and was valued at several hundred million dollars, or what we now call “ a rounding error,” says Goldhaber.
Interviewed by Cortney Fielding
Lessons Learned:
Raise money when you can. If there is a . . .
→ Read full post: How to survive the next bubble
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