In VC deals, Price Doesn’t Matter – But The “Promote” Does
VCs have an unfair advantage when it comes to financings. They simply have more experience doing deals. A typical start-up company will do 2-4 venture capital financings before a successful exit (or,...
View ArticleHow Should VCs Say No – When It’s The Team?
One of the things I continue to struggle with as a VC is the unfortunate fact that I am in the business of saying “no” all the time. Saying “no” in the context of how you invest your time is one thing...
View ArticleThe VC Gender Gap – Are VCs Sexist?
I find the preponderance of males in VC an annoying and stubborn phenomenon. When I first entered the start-up game as an entrepreneur in the mid 1990s, I didn’t think much of the “VC gender gap” as...
View ArticleWhy Do VCs Blog (and Tweet)?
For decades, the venture capital industry was like a Yale Secret Society – very clubby, discrete and opaque. VCs had all the power in the VC-entrepreneur equation, and entrepreneurs had to work hard...
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