Triangle exec sums up mixed venture-backed CEO views for 2013

One comment from RTP entrepreneur Brenda Morrissey helps sum up the opinions of CEOs at venture capital firms about business and fund raising as a new year nears.

“Tech VC deal volume grows, some shift in terms favoring VCs,” said Morrissey, who runs Netsertive, a fast-growing startup.

In other words, more deals will be made.

But venture capitalists can be expected to drive harder terms.

CEO comments survey from the National Venture Capital Association and Dow Jones Venture Source:

“Continued lack of innovation in the medical device sector driven by declining VC investment, economic and regulatory uncertainty.” - Ann Prewett, CEO, Replication Medical

“Software development in financial services will improve in quality.”- Blane Warrene, SVP, RegEd

“Tech VC deal volume grows, some shift in terms favoring VCs.”- Brendan Morrissey, CEO, Netsertive

“Investment in cybersecurity will continue to increase, with greater emphasis on protecting against city-state attacks.”- Charles Foley, Chairman , CEO, Watchful Software, Inc.

“The acceptance of Nanotechnogy will continue to accelerate across all sectors of the economy.”- Craig Bandes, CEO, Pixelligent Technologies

“Healthcare IT will be a major investment opportunity as the industry migrates from paper, Cloud providers will be the
primary beneficiaries.”- Darin Brannan, CEO, ClearDATA Networks, Inc.

“Corporations will continue to hold back investment due to fiscal uncertainty.”- Dean Frew, CEO, Xterprise

“Overall quality of companies is increasing; VC will continue to contract but overall achieve better quality.”- Derek Small, CEO & President, Naurex

“The rate of FDA approvals of high risk products will remain the same as 2012.”- Frank Fischer, CEO, NeuroPace

“Shift in VC focus from Consumer Internet to Enterprise.”- Gary Griffiths, CEO/Co-founder, Trapit, Inc.

“Cloud computing will continue to grow nicely in 2013.”- George Naspo, President & CEO, IKANO Communications, Inc.

“Small growth – still tough times.” - HS Brown, CEO, CircleBuilder.com

“2013 will see an upgrade cycle that will drive more tech revenue and more productivity out of every CE and IT dollar.”- James Mentz, CEO, Bit Cauldron Corporation

“The Reimbursement Coverage in Medical will continue to be a challenge.”- Jeffrey W Dunn, CEO, SI-BONE Inc.

“Consolidation lead by big tech players.”- John Nardone, CEO, [x+1] Solutions

“Enterprise Social Media will be better understood and more accountable. Brands won’t be shy to say ‘they don’t get it’ if they don’t.”
– Lux Narayan, CEO, Unmetric

“Spending on cybersecurity will increase as attacks continue to trickle down to smaller providers.”- Mark Risher, CEO, Impermium

“Cloud computing for business will continue its rapid growth.”- Martin Frid-Nielsen, CEO, soonr

“Legal tech will continue to attract attention and investment dollars.”- Abe Geiger, CEO, Shake, Inc.

“Consolidation.”- NIcholas Gammell, Founder & CEO, GAIN Fitness

“Cloud based applications such as contact centers will reach tipping point in 2013.”- Raj Sharma, CEO, 3CLogic

“Cyber security is growing very rapidly so we are better positioned then the rest of the economy.”- Reed Taussig, CEO, ThreatMetrix Inc.

“Innovative Health IT startups will usher in fundamental shifts across all life sciences and healthcare.”- Rick Morrison, CEO, Comprehend Systems

“Interest in enterprise software will continue to grow thanks to more exits and IPOs and a focus by investors on predictable revenues.”
– Scott Allison, CEO, Teamly

“Big pharma will continue its exit from R&D, providing opportunities in the market, driving new deal structures.”- Scott Sneddon, President & CEO, Sharp Edge Labs, Inc.

“Med. Device regulatory issues may hinder growth in sector.”- Siamak Sani, CEO, WHO Inc.

“Congress will wake up regarding the US Medical Device Industry after passing tax relief to reduce the excise tax burden on small companies.”
– Steve Sagon, CEO, Cardiofocus