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1. [2015-01-22] a16z. publishes 16 things
1. ] their list of "startup sectors" 
2. ] hunting unicorns - the game - my strategy
1. ] I am pretty confident that our startup portfolio will outperform any competition and win this game
2. ] BUT I can't win the prize money!!! grrrrrrrr
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3. ] VC Predictions for 2015 - My Observations
1. ] formulating a strategy
2. ] What I found most interesting about their predictions was ...
   1. ] ... their #1 prediction that of the forecast 3.8% growth in the total spending of 3.8 Trillion dollars worldwide ...
4. ] UPDATE ART# 4200 - compilation
1. i] align title format{"SECTOR quote VC firm , text }
1. ] for each prediction
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1. ] people, then links
3. ] ADD companies
1. ] General Catalyst, Greylock, Emergence Capital, Bessemer, Norwest Venture Partners , NEA, Andreesen Horowitz,
5. i] ADD SECTORS
1. ] Sectors INto bus/startups
2. ] create sector ovu article for each
6. ] ADD companies IN TO sector
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1. ] 10 sectors of cybersecurity 
2. ] aka playing the Angel Investor game

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1. ] Of course, I _probably have_ little to no clue as to who that company will be, so I am "looking to the experts" for some guidance.
2. ] Several of the tech industries Venture Capitalists(VC's) have gone on the record and are "predicting" what they believe to be "the next big trends" in the startup world in the year(s) ahead.
3. ] For this article, our final "A VCs predictions for 2015" summary, we are looking at identifying some of the major trends (aka market sectors) where these VCs will be investing their billions in the year ahead. 
4. ] ] we will use the market sectors to group the companies -
5. ] What I found most interesting about their predictions 
6. Up next, we will take a look at identifying all of the "market sectors" where the action is taking place ...
7. ] x different VCs from x different VC firms identify 7 trends and offer up a handful of companies to watch  
8. ] What I found most interesting about their predictions was their #1 prediction that of the forecast 3.8% growth in the total spending of 3.8 Trillion dollars worldwide ...

 

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This isn't really a prediction of where businesses will spend, but these VCs believe that these new trends, combined with a much warmer market for tech IPOs, could

make 2015 a great year for enterprise-focused venture returns. In the past week, we saw four companies go public at valuations over $1 billion.

Emergence Capital's Jason Green believes markets will only get better next year. "Markets are now receptive, there has been fundamental growth within the tech

industry, and we are now seeing the broader risk tolerance that went away for a while. All of these factors lead to the potential for 2015 to be a big year for

returns," he says.

Bessemer's Brian Feinstein says industry-specific cloud software companies will lead the way for tech IPOs, as they keep taking market share from on-premise

incumbents. "The success of IPOs like Guidewire, Veeva, Athenahealth, and others have made the public markets more comfortable with the idea that you can build a large

software business catering to a single industry," he says.

Bessemer's David Cowan says most acquisitions will happen in the security space. "FireEye, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, and Google will be the most active acquirers of

security companies."

 

 

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