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Zombie VC Post – The Bug Report

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Re: Zombie VC Post – The Bug Report

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What sources would you suggest they use to do their research? This data was from Crunchbase which is the first place most entrepreneurs tell me they look, so I wonder if these New York firms are less motivated to update it. Is there some other place where they're announcing their deals and signaling to the community that they are active? I am researching this and would love to know what sites I should regularly crawl…

Why are you looking for "active" VC's? Why is that a metric? It seems to me that if I were looking for a VC I'd be on the lookout for those who make fewer, more conscious investments, instead of the standard fund that just shotguns their money and plays the numbers. Side Note: A little game theory... it's probably not a good idea to use a data source (crunchbase) that is heavily influenced by those who you are curren…

Exactly. Clearly this message is somehow still being missed or ignored: The one metric this list attempts to address just is not as relevant as suggested.

Re: Zombie VC Post – The Bug Report

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Won't repeat prior post but I personally recommend not relying on crunchbase and paying for either PrivCo or DowJones VentureSource. They verify everything and as a wise man said nothing worse than no information except having bad information and thinking it's correct. http://www.dowjonesventuresource.com http://www.privco.com/investors
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