Stories from A VC
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Want To Be A VC? Start A Company.
A VC &bull Nov 2, 2011
Steve Blank has a great post up on his blog suggesting that VCs should require startup CEO experience in their partners' resumes. He quotes from me in that post but I'm not going to state which one came from me.… Full Story »
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Topics:
- John Doerr
- L John Doerr
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Entrepreneurs Teach VCs to be VCs
A VC &bull Oct 23, 2011
Isaak Karaev stopped by and left a comment in yesterday's thread. Isaak is one of the first entrepreneurs I backed in my career. I got involved in his company Multex in the early 90s, almost twenty years ago now. I… Full Story »
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Building A Company vs Building A Business
A VC &bull Oct 9, 2011
Matt Blumberg, CEO of our portfolio company Return Path, wrote an interesting post last week about the differences between building a company and building a business. I've been an investor and board member of Return Path for over a decade… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Matt Blumberg
- Roelof Botha
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Turntable.fm
A VC &bull Sep 13, 2011
When turntable.fm launched, I wanted to avoid it. There was the Facebook login button that I didn't want to use. There was another music service I didn't want to add to my already-exhaustive collection. And then there was the matter of Seth and Billy, who may have the distinction of getting more "no thanks" from… Full Story »
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Parallel Processing Inside Your Company
A VC &bull Sep 4, 2011
I've had the pleasure of serving on a Board with Scott Weiss for the past six years. Scott is one of the best entrepreneurs/executives I know. Sadly, he's given up being a CEO to become a VC. That's the kind… Full Story »
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No City Has A Lock On Innovation
A VC &bull Aug 4, 2011
The New York Times asked me to give them an opinion piece on the Mayor's effort to bring a new science and technology University to NYC. They also asked a few others, like Caterina Fake, Eric Reis, Dave Tisch, and… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Caterina Fake
- Chris Dixon
