Ultimately there will come a point in time when each entrepreneur will have to ask him or herself, "deal or no deal?" That some entrepreneurs will choose "deal" early in their company's life cycle is not an indictment of the venture capital industry, it is merely an indication that the Yahoo and Google Bankers are making offers some entrepreneurs cannot refuse. That's good news for entrepreuners. And as companies mature and additional briefcases are opened, in many instances the Bankers' offers continue to grow. And that will prove to be good news for VCs as well. I just pray that Toby Coppel isn't replaced by Howie Mandel any time soon.

VentureBlog: Google/Yahoo: Deal or No Deal