Liquidity Watch List: 2 Software Startups Primed For IPO. For limited partners, venture capital funds and VC wonks, insights into upcoming liquidity events can signal the heating up of initial public offering and M&A markets, validate (or rebut) a VC fund’s claim to have picked top winners and hint at the return potential for institutional VC allocations upon a fund’s expiration. Read more
Billionaire Reid Hoffman On Recognizing The Next Big Industry. The interviews cover his education and family life, as well as his views on what the next frontier will be. Overall the interview offers a glimpse into the mind of not just a great entrepreneur and venture capitalist but also a great thinker. Read more
Brexit Transition Period Vital To Avoid UK Fintech Exodus. A House of Lords committee in the UK has published a report on Brexit and financial services urging the government to secure a transitional period early in negotiations to avoid the risk of fintech firms shifting operations out of the UK as uncertainty after the vote to leave the European Union stacks up. Read more