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maybird on May 10, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why One of Silicon Valley’s Savviest Investors Has...

  investment in internet companies at $1.4 billion was down
  slightly in dollar terms in Q1 of 2012 compared to the
  end of 2011

To me, this is a clear sign we're not in a bubble. Investments don't slow down in a bubble, which is exactly why they're so dangerous, they just pop.

Seems to me like investors are pretty smart this time around, and are doing everything to avoid a bubble.

trotsky on May 10, 2012 [–]

That includes $250MM to dropbox in Q4. Imagine if they had closed in 2012 - the same statistic would show investments up like 40% or 50% quarter over quarter. It also doesn't include angels.

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