VC Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2022

The latest appearance, a 3 hour conversation with Joe Rogan, comes in a troubling time for Meta/Facebook as I covered in my latest post on VC Cafe. Joe Rogan hosted Mark Zuckerberg on a 3-hour conversation on the metaverse and Facebook’s woes. The top 15 strategic investors in gaming. Final thoughts.

IP 187

IP Strategic Investors Vertical Early Stage 187

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Note: my blog has moved to www.seeingbothsides.com. We typically advise our portfolio companies to avoid taking on strategic investors at an early stage for this very reason. Also, check out www.jeffbussgang.com to see my new book, Entering StartUpLand, which ships on October 10th. Fuzzy Governance.

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Note: my blog has moved to www.seeingbothsides.com. We typically advise our portfolio companies to avoid taking on strategic investors at an early stage for this very reason. Also, check out www.jeffbussgang.com to see my new book, Entering StartUpLand, which ships on October 10th. Fuzzy Governance.

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Are “strategic investors&# (e.g. industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. Diverse search results include stream updates, blog posts, news articles, photos, videos (versus Twitter/FaceBook1 only). Paul discussed his perspective having been at SAP Ventures.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

VC Adventure

AUGUST 10, 2010

The roots of Trada can be traced back to a series of conversations Niel and I started having months before the concept of Trada was born. Niel eloquently describes the birth of the idea behind Trada on the company’s blog (worth taking a look at and considering the varied genesis behind businesses).

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Syndicate Syndication Due Diligence SEM 74

VC Cafe

APRIL 15, 2024

With a few exceptions, most media companies struggled to transition into a subscription model and became addicted to clicks, as barriers to entry in media are very low (everyone can write a blog, share his opinion and news on social media) and media is widely available for free, it became a commodity very few are willing to pay for.

Generative AI 142

Generative AI Media Artificial Inteligence Vertical 142