Genuine VC
SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
In other words, for a company looking to compete across the entire marketplace in a specific industry, it must either develop a unique product offering (along the lines of brand, design, features) or more-efficiently produce the product to outcompete on price. As the venture capital space matures, I see a similar pattern emerging.
Genuine VC
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
My own circuitous path graduating a couple years later intentionally without a job (see bullet #1) eventually led me onto the venture capital investing side of startups, but I still regret not fully taking advantage of the two years that only a business school environment (and calling card) can provide.
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Genuine VC
JANUARY 22, 2014
Establish firm contact and communication system for managing and coordinating business development interactions. This two-year role is a unique opportunity to work full-time within a venture capital firm, setting and executing on a outward-facing strategy to interface with both its portfolio and the broader entrepreneurial community.
Genuine VC
JANUARY 13, 2014
Venture capital firms are comprised of people, which natural means that their idiosyncrasies seep into the process. The reality of the vast majority of eventually successful VC fundraises is that they are still a messy process. It’s rarely a straight line from point A to point B.
Genuine VC
JANUARY 3, 2013
Look back to the reasons why there was a Cambrian explosion of seed funding in the first place – a dramatic reduction in the initial capital requirements to launch a new company because of cloud hosting infrastructure, social graph distribution platforms, open source and low-cost development tools/methods, etc.
Genuine VC
DECEMBER 17, 2012
Most first and second pitch meetings with VCs are fairly lopsided, where entrepreneurs spend the bulk of the time sharing their businesses, rather than being a true exchange of both parties in developing a relationship. However, it’s rare that a venture capitalist is going to point-blank admit that his pockets are empty.
Genuine VC
MARCH 25, 2014
Although the idea of venture firms developing a platform (i.e. As Rob explained in his recent post on this new role, the venture capital industry is experiencing unprecedented change, with new funds emerging and new and better strategies focusing on the needs of founders and their companies.
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