Why 2010 Is a Great Time to Start a Company - Steve Jurvetson

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Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, explains that even though capital may be limited, a recession is "a great time to start a company." He lists several top companies that were started during recessions, and explains why the opportunities are greater today than ever before.

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What new trends will take shape in the year ahead? Find out at one of the Churchill Club's most anticipated events of the year; the 12th Annual Top Ten Tech Trends debate!

Watch as top investors Ron Conway, Esther Dyson, Kevin Efrusy, Steve Jurvetson, and David Weiden rate and debate the biggest tech trends for the year ahead. - Churchill Club

Steven T. Jürvetson is a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). He was a Venture Capitalist (VC) investor in Hotmail, Interwoven, and Kana. He also led the firm's investments in Tradex and Cyras (acquired by Ariba and Ciena, respectively).

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[chandranale]

Hey, anymore videos? Your videos have been fantastic, I would love to see more! Take Care :)

[SylviatheLordOTime]

yarahahrwe: totally agreed! i wanna be someone like him LOL

[yarahahrwe]

I would fucking love to hear this guy talk for an hour

[ethicsforall]

all globaly companies like new world order everyone on your list is connected and owned by the global elite!!!!!!!!! common dude next will be the chips for controll

[robzrob]

Hell, you know so much! Have you got a 6th sense? So clever.

[acohen797]

I'm not gonna comment on the substance of what he said but this guy just looks like such an asshole to me. The type of prick driving his hummer to a techno nightclub and doing some other douchy shit that I'm too lazy to come up with right now. That is all :)

[oiuoiu988]

thanks!

[sjbdeebo2]

He has great confidence when speaking... ForaTV sure chose quite a strong title... Oiuoiu I like your analysis :thumbsup:

[oiuoiu988]

well this guy is wrong because he is making the assumption that the market has hit bottom... most of what he said was true if we were actually at the bottom. and about the chart, it was a business cycle chart, all the points on it were points on the business cycle, business cycles have very little to do with time but as you can see, something is making them relatively consistent.

[oiuoiu988]

starting a business or investing venture capital in 2010 is like making a bet that the government can stop prices from falling... i dont believe they can do it, they will simply inflate the currency so that nominal prices stay stable while real prices are rising. thats exactly what they have done for the last 10 years and its not workin out too well for them. prices SHOULD be falling in this economic climate, the govt cant stop it, they can only slow it down and lengthen the market correction.