In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - Week of January 31, 2016
- 2.5.2016
Some interesting links we found across the web this week:
The State of
Venture Capital
How much VC money is out there, and where is it coming
from? Click through to the full presentation for a detailed analysis—but
be warned, the conclusion paints a bit of a gloomy picture of flat and down
over the next 24 months.
Europe and the US
Have Reached a New Agreement on Data-Sharing
An end to the uncertainty surrounding companies’ ability to
share people’s data across the Atlantic may be in sight, as the United States and European Union have reached a tentative new data-sharing pact. The
European Court of Justice declared the predecessor pact invalid in
October based on concerns that US public authorities might access EU
citizens’ data held by companies in the United States. Stay tuned, as the
new pact is expected to face a legal challenge of its own, meaning cross-border
data sharing could remain a headache for companies of all sizes in 2016.
Debate:
Venture capitalist and tech association leader spar over banning non-compete
agreements
Regardless of whether you have the stomach to read through
the full Twitter battle detailed here, take note that Washington’s legislature
is considering legislation to ban non-compete agreements. Adoption of the
bill would move Washington state more in line with the law of California.
Tech
Pain: Startups Are Buying Back a Lot More Employee Stock (Registration)
Telis Demos of The Wall Street Journal reports on the trend
of buying back from employees as a strategic
tool. Is the IPO market to blame? (For a non-registration look at the trend, check out the write-up from Fast Company.)
The
IPO Dry Spell of 2016 Has Come to an End
As we enter the second month of 2016, the first IPOs have at
last landed. BeiGene and Editas Medicine, both biotech companies, closed
their opening days of trading above their IPO prices.
Links compiled by John Wagner.
