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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction judgment on October 22, 2008: &lt;/b&gt;The PwC Q3 report shows that this prediction did not occur, which the community correctly predicted.  The Q3 investment in Silicon Valley dipped slightly to $2.77 billion.  Judged at 0% for not meeting the prediction criteria.  -- The Industry Standard&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction:&lt;/b&gt; According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;, $2.955 billion in venture capital flowed into Silicon Valley&#039;s various industries in Q2 2008. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Topping the chart were software investments, followed by industrial/energy, and media and entertainment. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/files/u98/PwCq3.gif&quot; alt=&quot;PwC&#039;s Moneytree report&quot; style=&quot;padding: 10px 0pt&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; width=&quot;575&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Venture capital in the Valley has bumpily recovered since the dot-com fallout from 2001, and not since then have total public investments reached over $3 billion. &lt;br clear=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prediction:&lt;/b&gt; Will Silicon Valley&#039;s Q3 total public venture capital investment top $3 billion for the first time since Q2 2001?  In order for this bet to be judged favorably, the PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; Moneytree Q3 report must show over $3 billion total public investments in Silicon Valley.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Moneytree Q2 report was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/moneytree/filesource/exhibits/08Q2MTPressRelease_FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; on July 19, 2008.   It is expected that the Q3 report will be issued by approximately October 17, 2008.  This prediction will be judged once the report is released to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Chart: PricewaterhouseCoopers&#039; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region&amp;amp;region=2101&quot;&gt;Moneytree report&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;/p&gt;
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