Release Notes

Hey everybody, this is where we will store release notes for the time being! We chose not to put the perpetual beta sign on our logo, not because we think that we aren't in beta nor because we feel better than other web 2.0 companies but because we hope that we won't be in _perpetual_ beta. That said we are definitely in beta (or even late alpha in some areas) now. Please bear with us. For example, we understand that coming up with the valuation of a private company involves a heavy degree of art. We think our estimates will get better and better, but in meantime we are really emphasizing our "comparables" finder tool. While our estimates may need refining, we are confident that you can find up to date highly accurate valuation ratios for comparable companies. You will see some UI changes that reflect this soon.

Known Bugs

• Our site isn't kind to Safari. While we wish we could afford them, we don't have Macs yet. We hope to fix this soon (bot the bugs and the fact that we can't afford Macs).
• Our site doesn't work well with Firefox on a Mac
• The "Valuation" service really only works well with Internet Explorer right now
• The "Valuation" service is unstable especially when there are simultaneous users

May 3rd, 2008 Release Notes

• Released a new version of the valuation service with an improved layout so that it is easier to see on monitors with different resolutions
• Also added several improvements to the ability to create, edit, and save your own list of comparables
• Added the ability to click through to deal profiles and company profiles right from the valuation service
• Released a new home page that doesn' require horizontal scrolling for monitors with 1028x763 or higher resolution
• Added links to deal profile pages directly from the home page

April 28, 2008 Release Notes

• We took a vacation from release notes for a while, so our apologies
• We have released a new version of the valuation service
• We have published thousands of company profiles--these show details about the company including user-generated content merged with our own research including all M&A data
• We have published thousands of deal profiles--these show details about deals between companies. You can see an example here
• We have released a new version of the services page where, eventually, you will be able to solicit bids on just about any kind of work
• We have included IRR data on thousands of venture capital firms. Here is an example for Matrix Partners
• We have increased the search results speed on the investor search page by over 10x
• We have resolved numerous bugs on the site
• We have implemented many additional security and data integrity features on the site

December 7th Release Notes

• Pushed live a new search page (http://www.venturereturns.com/search.php?pType=3) and advanced search page (http://www.venturereturns.com/advancedsearch.php)
• Fixed a variety of bugs
• Added administrative features for site administration

November 29th Release Notes

• Released the community tagline builder--really cool feature on the home page where registered users can submit taglines that show up beneath the VR logo. Kind of gimmicky but I like it... (it's only rock and roll but I like it)
• Busy at work on a bunch of new features

November 27th Release Notes

• Some pretty big feature releases
• Fixed a lot of bugs

November 20th Release Notes

• Plugged a security hole. Users can now only rate a fund 1 time. They can't "camp out" and rate a fund multiple times--not that we really had anybody doing that but we just wanted to prevent it.

November 12th Release Notes

• Fixed the "Top Rated" funds on the home page so that it only shows funds that have received at least 5 reviews. Other fund ratings are considered statistically insignificant.
• Fixed other bugs

November 7th Release Notes

• Eliminated lots of bugs
• Improved home page layout

November 6th Release Notes

• Eliminated lots of bugs

November 4th Release Notes

• Released a first pass advertising system--links, tracking, etc.
• Eliminated several bugs
• Eliminated "quartile" ranking system until it becomes more reliable from detailed fund survey data

October 30th Release Notes

• Fixed several bugs on the valuation tool--AJAX search wasn't working in Firefox, search wouldn't work if a user hit "Enter"
• Redirect survey users to Register / Log-In screen if they aren't already registered
• Incorrect ratings showing up on the home page for some funds
• Integrated Snap.com previews on some pages