tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12858245.post115818520431907810..comments2024-01-09T21:59:59.860-08:00Comments on Will Price: Thoughts on Venture 2.0Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07526077009135142958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12858245.post-1158272497203442752006-09-14T15:21:00.000-07:002006-09-14T15:21:00.000-07:00Andrew - i think you will find, if you look at the...Andrew - i think you will find, if you look at the leading firms in the platform space, that the logical end point of the strategy is to create specialized business units. Most capitalize each strategy with dedicated funds and the true cross-over fund run by a common group of people is a rare breed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526077009135142958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12858245.post-1158260276364996392006-09-14T11:57:00.000-07:002006-09-14T11:57:00.000-07:00Will:One difference between the cross over strateg...Will:<BR/>One difference between the cross over strategy and conglomerates is that many of the investments are financial instruments, not lines of business, which give the GPs a lot more liquidity to play with than the conglomerate CEO who must go through an M&A process. <BR/>-AndrewAndrew Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772469322384124366noreply@blogger.com