Blog: The Ripple
We love what we do, so ClearCreek writes and publishes pieces for a somewhat irregular blog about emerging companies and the capital markets. Or we did for a while anyway, then we did less, and apparently we stopped entirely. But we kept the old posts below. Any errors are ours exclusively while the occasional sharp insight is probably borrowed. We hope you find them of interest, and we always welcome feedback.
Bitcoin of the Realm
2013 in a word? According to at least one economist it was: Bitcoin – a secure peer-to-peer payment system and digital currency created in 2009. New Bitcoins are mined by software programmers, and although users can remain anonymous, central to the system is a public database and sequential record of all transactions,,,
Five Best Blogs: July 2012
Our regular feature of the five best blogs includes: Jeff Bussgang on Lean Ideas v. Big Ideas; the NYT’s David Pogue on the Worst Tech Predictions of All Time; Chris Dixon on the ticking clock that starts when you raise money; GGV’s Jeff Richards with Eight Tips for Entrepreneurs;…
Five Best Blogs: October 2010
Five of the best blogs I’ve come across recently: Chris Dixon on the ladies night strategy; Shaival Shah on Sell-Side vs. Buy-Side Business Development; Greg Gretsch on why Venture Capitalist’s rarely say “No”; Ron Conway’s guide to technology megatrends,…
The Future of Term Sheets
The predictable pendulum swing of harsher terms during a buyer’s market lead to a lively online discussion on the future of the term sheet. A dialogue between influential bloggers — entrepreneurs and venture capitalists alike…