--- title: Semaphore’s 2012 Confidence Survey description: "Hello, Do you expect to make more personal compensation next year than this year?  Feeling more confident or less confident in the President’s Eco" image: https://prev.sema4usa.com/hs-fs/file-15279406-gif/images/banner_boston_london_new-york.gif --- [![Semaphore - Private Equity funds-under-management and technology and market due diligence](https://prev.sema4usa.com/hs-fs/file-1633455679-jpg/Sema_4usa/Semaphore_Private_Equity_funds-under-management_technology_and_market_due_diligence_logo1.jpg)](http://www.sema4usa.com/) [![Semaphore - Private Equity funds-under-management and technology and market due diligence](https://prev.sema4usa.com/hs-fs/file-1665728779-png/images/logo.png)](http://www.sema4usa.com/) ![Boston London New York](https://prev.sema4usa.com/hs-fs/file-15279406-gif/images/banner_boston_london_new-york.gif) ## [Semaphore’s 2012 Confidence Survey](https://prev.sema4usa.com/blog/bid/72626/Semaphore-s-2012-Confidence-Survey) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![describe the image](https://prev.sema4usa.com/hs-fs/file-15279406-gif/images/banner_boston_london_new-york.gif) Hello, Do you expect to make more personal compensation next year than this year?  Feeling more confident or less confident in the President’s Economic team?  Your thoughts on Newt or Mitt?  Annually we ask our readers to weigh in and share their level of confidence in themselves, the economy and their businesses.  Last year we heard significant confidence – was it warranted? Semaphore is conducting its fourth annual survey of Private Equity and Venture Capital partners, principals and professionals supporting the industry. The purpose of this survey is to gather input from our industry friends and clients with the results reported to all current subscribers of the Semaphore PE Signals Blog and our monthly Semaphore Reporter, as well as the subscribers of Term Sheet. By participating you’ll get to gauge your expectations with your peers, competitors and industry colleagues. The survey will take 2-3 minutes and respondent identity will not be reported to us.  Results will be published in the Semaphore Reporter and the Semaphore PE Signals Blog as well as in Term Sheet and on our website [www.sema4usa.com](http://www.sema4usa.com/) .  Take the plunge.   Click [here](https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sema42012confidencesurvey) to take the survey. Click [here](https://prev.sema4usa.com/hs-fs/file-2205241438-doc/docs/s4-confidence-survey-2011-result-highlights.doc) to see last year’s results.   Topics: [Venture Capital](https://prev.sema4usa.com/blog/topic/venture-capital), [troubled funds](https://prev.sema4usa.com/blog/topic/troubled-funds), [private equity funds](https://prev.sema4usa.com/blog/topic/private-equity-funds), [funds under management](https://prev.sema4usa.com/blog/topic/funds-under-management), [general partners](https://prev.sema4usa.com/blog/topic/general-partners), [limited partners](https://prev.sema4usa.com/blog/topic/limited-partners), [diligence](https://prev.sema4usa.com/blog/topic/diligence), [venture funds](https://prev.sema4usa.com/blog/topic/venture-funds) ### Subscribe by Email ### Most Popular Posts ### Browse by Tag - [American entrepreneurism (1)](https://prev.sema4usa.com/blog/topic/american-entrepreneurism) - [analysis (2)](https://prev.sema4usa.com/blog/topic/analysis) - [Announcements (1)](https://prev.sema4usa.com/blog/topic/announcements) - 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