Comments on: Local Ad Start-Up Yodle Raises $10 Million C Round. What Does That Mean? http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090112/local-ad-startup-raises-10-million-c-round-what-does-that-mean/ by Peter Kafka Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Interesting readings - January 21, 2009 — Sustainable Online Media http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090112/local-ad-startup-raises-10-million-c-round-what-does-that-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1720 Interesting readings - January 21, 2009 — Sustainable Online Media Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:39:41 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=3021#comment-1720 [...] Local Ad Start-Up Yodle Raises $10 Million C Round. What Does That Mean? [...] [...] Local Ad Start-Up Yodle Raises $10 Million C Round. What Does That Mean? [...]

]]> By: Mac Beach http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090112/local-ad-startup-raises-10-million-c-round-what-does-that-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 Mac Beach Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:19:34 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=3021#comment-1523 I think the public (and I include myself) has only a vague idea of what separates legitimate venture funding, followed by IPO and founder buy-outs from a Ponzi scheme. Of late, I'm convinced that confusion of the two is not confined to casual investors. Maybe recent events will serve as an education. Unfortunately some good ideas will be held back in the process, along with the bad ones. I think the public (and I include myself) has only a vague idea of what separates legitimate venture funding, followed by IPO and founder buy-outs from a Ponzi scheme.

Of late, I’m convinced that confusion of the two is not confined to casual investors.

Maybe recent events will serve as an education.

Unfortunately some good ideas will be held back in the process, along with the bad ones.

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