21.   Some move smoothly to new lives as private venture investors, full-time parents or volunteers.

22.   That can spell trouble in a volatile stock market, as venture investors are left trying to unload shares that move rapidly up and down in price.

23.   The figures gel with a report issued this week by the Venture-One Corp., a market research firm that measures a less broad universe of venture investors.

24.   The current collaborative environment, where venture investors pass on hot tips to other investors, could disappear, McAleer said.

25.   The good venture investor saw it coming.

26.   The perspective of venture investors is a world apart from that of day traders.

27.   The public markets often guide the behavior of venture investors.

28.   The plunge is hard to stomach for many first-time venture investors, especially on top of the carnage in their stock portfolios over the past year.

29.   The start-ups interviewed said that venture investors were particularly helpful in recruiting, developing strategy and making introductions to potential partners and customers.

30.   There are plenty of reasons for venture investors to be hopeful about the new year.