Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!
Reid Hoffman
JULY 27, 2021
The Network May Not be as Valuable as It Seems. Even critics of business school will generally acknowledge that attending a top-tier school helps the student build a strong personal network. But how strong is that business school network actually useful for entrepreneurs? Networks are both safety nets and trampolines.
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Reid Hoffman
JULY 27, 2021
The Network May Not be as Valuable as It Seems. Even critics of business school will generally acknowledge that attending a top-tier school helps the student build a strong personal network. But how strong is that business school network actually useful for entrepreneurs? Networks are both safety nets and trampolines.
Ben's Blog
MARCH 24, 2011
Let’s look at public market comparables and venture capital flows to see if we can find a match. In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. Venture capital flows. If too much venture capital hits the streets, valuations will bubble up.
David Teten
JANUARY 10, 2012
Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998. Prior to Rumson, Mr. Bangash held various positions at Bell Labs, AT&T, Lucent in Optical and Wireless Networking and Supply Chain.
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
As the former CEO of a professional expert network , I’m a firm believer in the value of speedy access to relevant experts. I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share.
Genuine VC
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
I was in my early 20’s just barely out of school when four of us (peers) started Sombasa Media (aka BargainDog ) here in Boston beginning in 1998. My own personal story fits in with this narrative. Today the landscape is very different from 2004.
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