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My First Experience As A Venture Capitalist

Feld Thoughts

I often get asked how I ended up becoming a venture capitalist. When people ask me how they can become a VC, I point them to my partner Seth Levine’s excellent blog posts How to become a venture capitalist and How to get a job in venture capital (revisited). An accidental one.

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Elephants Can Dance – Reinventing HP « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

We Changed Our Mind In 1966, 10 years after Hewlett’s memo, Hewlett Packard’s revenue and headcount had grown ten fold; $200 million and 11,000 employees – all from test and measurement equipment. And venture capital and entrepreneurship has made life even tougher for the modern corporation.

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They Can’t Kill You And They Can’t Eat You

Feld Thoughts

In addition to my role as co-chairman of Interliant (Len was my co-chairman), I was also a partner at Mobius Venture Capital, sitting on over 25 boards, including five non-US companies. Since I’d first met Len in the spring of 1993, he was beloved by almost everyone around him. billion market cap) in the spring of 2000.

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Software Startup Myths Debunked

www.singlefounder.com

Venture capital is one method of getting a company off the ground, but it’s not the only method. Venture capital is also not a guarantee of success. Venture capitalists invest in multiple companies because they know that not all of them will succeed. Myth #3: I need a partner. Really big.

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30 Entrepreneurs and Business Owners Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

98% of venture capital funding goes to male-founded start-ups, leaving less than 2% for female-founded startups. Long term, 10% of our revenue will become VC, so we can boost the economy with female-founded enterprises. Thanks to Em Gee, The Biz Rebelution ! #3- Thanks to Michael Dent, What Man and Van !

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