Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And we were just entering the “TechCrunch era” with a little known blogger named Michael Arrington hosting parties at his rental house in Atherton and Robert Scoble first appeared naked in a shower (in this case with Shel Israel – and this was the exact party. So many people I now know were there. Question not.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

While I don’t have portfolio level stats for them, their new endeavor Foundry Next (to invest in smaller funds and then follow-on into key investments) has built up an LP basket of 23 positions in a variety of new VC funds. and seen the rise of absolute juggernauts with deeply global ambitions such as Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

When I went to add partners at Upfront I called an LP of mine and told him I was trying to recruit a new partner named Kara Nortman. I shot back quickly at my LP “ You’re kidding me, right? I imagine a world in which no LP ever says to me again, “I hope you’re not hiring her because she’s a woman.” He actually said that.

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Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 14, 2016

I gave some advice in my post, Seeking a Job in Startup Land , on the process for selecting a startup that is a good fit, but I didn't name specific companies who I think are emerging winners and thus good places to begin your career.

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Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 14, 2016

I gave some advice in my post, Seeking a Job in Startup Land , on the process for selecting a startup that is a good fit, but I didn't name specific companies who I think are emerging winners and thus good places to begin your career.

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