Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

As the venture capital space matures, I see a similar pattern emerging. In many ways, the beer market of the 90’s is like the venture market today. beer market is due to other forces like distribution laws and global consolidation, neither of which have much to do with the venture industry.)

Seed Stage 191

Seed Stage Belgium Differentiation LP 191

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

From an investment perspective, we’re believers in the theme of an increasingly “distributed workforce” in which organizations are more frequently utilizing talent where talent is. Perhaps it can work even in larger organizations in which the nature of the work is inherently distributed by nature. Where is its center of gravity?

Estonia 130

Estonia Startup Distribution Chicago 130

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.

Seed Stage 166

Seed Stage Venture Capital Audience New York 166

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

From an investment perspective, we’re believers in the theme of an increasingly “distributed workforce” in which organizations are more frequently utilizing talent where talent is. Perhaps it can work even in larger organizations in which the nature of the work is inherently distributed by nature. Where is its center of gravity?

Estonia 100

Estonia Startup Distribution Chicago 100

Genuine VC

MAY 20, 2013

Compared to most other areas of finance, venture capital is practiced as more of an art, as opposed to a science. The art of venture capital also means that for entrepreneurs raising it, there isn’t one definitive playbook which can be used as a guide. MYTH: The venture capital model is broken.

Venture Capital 244

Venture Capital Cap Table Portfolio Early Stage 244