There's a recent Bloomberg Gadfly article by Shira Ovide called "Silicon Valley Needs Startup Drano" that explores the imbalance in venture capital between funds flowing into venture capital funds and companies and the money being returned from these companies and funds. I enjoyed this article, both for its Drano metaphor as well as for its content. I have been very concerned about this imbalance for some time now, and this article explains it well.
The bottom line is that too much money is going into venture funds and companies, and too little is being returned to investors. In my view, this will lead to overall lower returns for the venture capital industry and will highlight the need to be very selective when investing in venture capital funds in order to select only the best managers who can deliver exceptional returns.
Link:
https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-01-11/silicon-valley-startup-pipeline-needs-shot-of-drano
Link:
https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-01-11/silicon-valley-startup-pipeline-needs-shot-of-drano
