“Venture Capital for the Long Tail” describes the need for a fundamentally different, economically viable model for creating and funding micro-businesses. Venture capital needs a new model to adapt to declining costs to start businesses, the impact of Generation Y and increased personal and corporate transparency and sharing.
Questions Answered:
What are early-stage venture capitalists looking to invest in?
Why is there a funding gap in seed-stage capital? (is there?)
Is the "Y-Combinator model" just the new incubator?
How is the influx of Generation Y changing the workplace?
Will Generation Y change larger companies or leave to create their own?
Can large companies learn to adapt their organizational strategies to attract and talent?
How will companies learn to manage the challenges of collaborative, distributed, outsourced value creation?
How will the ecosystem of business support services evolve to serve an army of micro-businesses?
What types of industries will be impacted by the rise of micro-businesses?
Will micro-businesses in the Long Tail of the economy make enough money to stay in business?