http://www.thestandard.com./node/100338/comments comments feed. en http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/usf-vc-confidence-index-will-rise-3-70-or-greater-q1-2008 <p><!--paging_filter-->The University of San Francisco's Venture Capitalists' Confidence Index dropped to 3.54 in Q4 2007, from 4.14 the previous quarter (<a href="/news/2008/02/05/venture-capitalists-confidence-wanes" title="Link to analysis" rel="nofollow">see the index and Dr. Mark Cannice's analysis here</a>). Oil can't go higher in the current quarter. A drop of $10-$20/barrel in the next month and a half would reduce concerns about inflation, boost Wall Street and foreign markets, and bring back VC confidence. When this index is updated for Q1 2008 (in late April), confidence will rise to at least 3.70.</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/usf-vc-confidence-index-will-rise-3-70-or-greater-q1-2008#comments Business &amp; Finance confidence index VC Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:03:21 -0500 The Standard 100338 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/usf-vc-confidence-index-will-rise-3-70-or-greater-q1-2008 <p><!--paging_filter-->The University of San Francisco's Venture Capitalists' Confidence Index dropped to 3.54 in Q4 2007, from 4.14 the previous quarter (<a href="/news/2008/02/05/venture-capitalists-confidence-wanes" title="Link to analysis" rel="nofollow">see the index and Dr. Mark Cannice's analysis here</a>). Oil can't go higher in the current quarter. A drop of $10-$20/barrel in the next month and a half would reduce concerns about inflation, boost Wall Street and foreign markets, and bring back VC confidence. When this index is updated for Q1 2008 (in late April), confidence will rise to at least 3.70.</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/usf-vc-confidence-index-will-rise-3-70-or-greater-q1-2008#comments Business &amp; Finance confidence index VC Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:03:21 -0500 The Standard 100338 at http://www.thestandard.com.