well it may be Nr and beach vc firm to bailout!!1

It's definitely a buyer's market today, whether the asset class is a house, a stock, or a startup.

"Right now, folks are a bit paralyzed, taking a wait-and-see attitude to how it shakes out" said Brian Ascher, venture capitalist at Silicon Valley venture firm Venrock. Ascher doesn't see entire firms shutting down, much like what happened during the 2000/2001 bubble burst, but VC firms will be far more selective and prudent.

VCs are looking to fund companies with credible business models vs. companies with "build-it-and-they'll-come-and-we'll-figure-it-out-later" models. "As the bar gets raised," he said. "There are fewer companies that pass through that filter."

What's more, it's difficult to fund new ventures, when existing portfolio companies may be in need of a lifeline. "You don't know how much money you need to set aside as reserves for follow-on investments," said Ascher.

Additionally, valuations will have to come down, he said. "They have to come down because the exit assumptions are down."

All this said, Venrock is still putting money to work. Ascher wouldn't call their activity aggressive, but they're looking for deals. "We're definitely in market, making new investments," he said. "We're not out of the market... This is a time for careful, thoughtful investing."


For instance, Venrock, which backed Adify (which was sold to Cox for $300 million earlier this year), is still looking for advertising networks to invest in.

"The fundamentals behind ad networks are still very strong," said Ascher. "Basically, traffic on the Web follows a long-tail distribution curve, meaning there's millions of millions of sites, people are spending less time on top 10 sites, and more time on everything else... But 2% of sites get 98% of revenue. And, that’s got to change. The only way to do that is through ad networks."


What are the deals that Ascher would not consider? Facebook apps is not a vibrant area, he said. Neither are digital photography and music. Additionally, Web 2.0 companies will have to deliver real results. "In general, Web 2.0 is at a point where folks want to see a real business model."

(Ascher was also our guest host in four Vator Box segments, evaluating Buzznet, Glam Media, Lyricfind and Yollege. See those segments below, as well as Ascher's lessons and advice to entrepreneurs)


link and video http://www.vator.tv/news/show/2008-11-30-how-do-you-get-funding-from-venrock

according to biblical prophecy we have til between 2012-2015,so we gat a lil while....som let the lil details slide webloid and sell em some of ur celebs!@

21.12.2012 Prophecy



End of the world


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21.12.2012. End of time. End of the world. The end of Mayan Long Count. The apocalypse. The end of Kali Yuga. The winter solstice 2012 is not just any solstice but the solstice of all solstices. It is the Great Solstice - a solstice of the precessional or Platonic year. It is the fountain of all solstices and all equinoxes from which the life flows and cascades from a season to season. It is the source from which the time to which we owe our existence gushes out. And it is also a payback time when such existence must be justified. Did the gift of life, which was bestowed the last time around, fulfill its purpose? What does the end date of Mayan Long count indicate? What will happen on 21.12.2012? Will it be what Tom, Harry or Sally thought and put forward in their theories or will it be what it must be? What does this date truly indicate? Is it negotiable? It indicates the end of the present order and it is NOT negotiable. 21.12.2012 is an appointment with destiny. It is an apocalypse and ascension. It is the end of the world, as we know it - nothing more and nothing less. It is a complete and comprehensive destruction of the age of Kali as a dominant force shaping all aspects of life, which is preceding the dawn of a new Golden age. Did not you know that every transformation and establishment of a new order is unfolded through the destruction of the old order? Did not you know that every action must have an equal and opposite reaction? Did not you know that everything that exists must be born and it must die? Did not you know that new life is created through death and death through life? Did you think that you would never die? Did you really think that time is infinite? Well, it doesn't really matter what anyone thought because truth is not affected by such idle theories at least. To think is not to know. The winter sun 2012 ushers into 72 days of upheavals in which the chaos following a destruction of the old order will reign before the new order is firmly set in place.

Is it going to be destruction similar to the one in Noah's time 5200 years ago or as the one in which Atlantis and many other parts of the world were obliterated 10400 years ago? No, because such destructions were only partial, allowing the seeds of the past to infiltrate the new age (see biblical book of Daniel). 21.12.2012 will be a complete; hence destruction on a much larger scale, because it is not only the birth of one out of five ages of the same precessional cycle but also the birth of a brand new precessional age. It is the birth of a larger creative cycle than the past four events and will trigger a correspondingly larger degree of destruction since the larger birth is also a more painful birth. The winter solstice 2012 will not be just a change of civilizations as in the past. It is a more essential change. It is the change of the race of man similar to the one 26000 years ago in which the Neanderthal race could not justify its existence. It stipulates the demise of the present race supporting its life through the brutalities of Kali and ushering into existence a future race thriving on justice of the Golden age (Ma'at). Is it the time of ascension? It is certain ascension only for the earth. The certain planetary ascension creates only a possibility for ascension of man and all the life in the earth's environment. It depends on the level of adaptation to such new environment whether man will follow the suit.

The eventual ascension depends on the degree of harmony between man and his environment. It depends on the amount of concord existing between the spirit of man and the spirit of his creator. It depends whether his heart and his mind converge or diverge. It depends whether man's life has a purpose or not. The ascension of man is conditional upon his willingness to accept the truth and the immutability of the upcoming change. The ascension of Earth is impersonal but ascension of man is a personal responsibility. A bend in the road will be the end of the road for the present race unless it is willing to make a righteous turn. Will one make a turn if one cannot even see the bend? How can one see what lays ahead if one is only willing to look back? Is there a future in the past? Remember that although all are invited, only few are chosen, because only few are willing to accept the invitation. Only few have the time and will to see the grand scheme of life. Only few are willing to sacrifice the personal illusion of the world and embrace the world's impersonal truth. Only few are willing to exchange their unjust beliefs for the just truth. One's life is one's personal responsibility. The ascension of life is a personal responsibility to act in time. It is not an ascent but a descent, which is a choice by default to act consciously. Kali must harvest what Kali planted in an age of Kali. Any different outcome requires a personal effort.

Life is a personal responsibility because the creator creates through his creations. It is a personal choice to open the eyes or to keep them shut. It is a personal choice to accept or to reject the gift of life. Who is the one who chooses one's own destiny if not you? One will drown under the weight of unjust personal beliefs unless one is unburdened by the personal acceptance of an impersonal and just truth. One can float in the river of life only if his burden is not heavier than the feather of Maat. One can either repent or persist in his beliefs and the injustice he dishes on the world around him. Survival is a matter of adaptation. How can one adapt to what one is not even conscious of? The adaptation to personal beliefs is not an adaptation but a dead end road. The sustainability of life corresponds to its adaptation to the impersonal truth. Life must be just to be justified by its environment and the justice must be impersonal to be equal for all. Can a father be just if he favors only one of his many sons? The belief is always only a half-truth, which is creating intolerance and injustice. The half-truth is a deceit. The half-truth is worst than a lie, because it lies about the truth as much as it lies about the lie. Only the truth is just and wholesome. A world built on the beliefs is an ignorant world of Kali who rules through the deceits of half-truths. You can choose to embrace the new and just age by acting now or you can choose by default of acting now to follow its demise with the winter sun of 2012. Creation of life is a conscious effort that requires a coherent action. Only the decay and death happen by default.

It is not a question of what will happen on the winter solstice 2012 but what will you do about it. One is a certainty over which you have no control but the other is a freedom of choice. Will you be physically and spiritually ready or will the unfolding events catch you like a proverbial thief in the night? It is a free world. No one can or will be coerced. It is a personal liability to accept the impersonal truth. It is a personal choice whether unfolding events will predetermine one's own destiny or whether one will determine it by manipulating the events. It depends on the degree of one's awareness and that depends on his willingness to adapt. Alternatively, it depends on one's willingness to abandon personal beliefs and embrace the impersonal truth. It depends on the resistance the spirit offers to the changing environment. It depends on the weight of the heart. One must overcome the personal inertia or be overcomed by it. One either lives or dies. 21.12.2012 is the Judgment Day because only the life that is just and balanced with its environment will overcome it. Only the spirit that is in tune with the Higher Will will be justified. The twisted personal notions of justice do not determine the meaning of justice. On the contrary! That which is balanced and coherent is just. It is impersonal. It has absolutely nothing in common with anything that we might think or feel to be just (or not). The just is what is adaptable to environment and in tune with the Higher Will. The just is what is in tune with its purpose. The purposeless and selfish existence is unjust. See the world around you and all your questions about its usefulness and the kind of justice it serves should be answered