Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

Seemed such a fantasy back in 1992. Then I found out that Dave McClure had already invested along with many others in a Silicon Valley seed round even though the company is in Alabama. One was at Yale and the other at Boston College. Here are 4 areas / companies that I’m excited about: 1.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2014

During her career she made a big point of not telling you: she was one of the first women Venture Capitalist’s in Silicon Valley (along with M.J. When I was where you are, 36 years ago (can ya believe it) I didn’t have a plan—but I did have an aspiration: I wanted to go to Silicon Valley and I wanted to work in startups.

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 12, 2009

I liked the Friday, August 7 Wall Street Journal editorial, Washington vs. Silicon Valley , but it does not go far enough. Between 2001 and 2008 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) accounted for 87% of venture-backed company exits, up from an average of 44% in between 1992 and 2000.

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