VC Adventure

MAY 19, 2016

More recently I’ve become very interested in the B Corp movement. Responsible to their employees, to their customers, to their communities. At the core of the B Corp movement is the idea that all companies share a duty for building responsible businesses.

Colorado 58

Colorado Belgium Carried Interest Community 58

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

While both the average founder and the average senior partner own 21 percent of their management firm, only the former takes home an equivalent portion of the firm’s carried interest the capital gains investors share with management companies. Senior partners take home a lower 15 percent of the carried interest….Summarizing

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Partner 60

Seeing Both Sides

MAY 11, 2010

Barney Frank was crystal clear in his briefing with a group of CEOs that I participated in this afternoon: he is going to make sure that the final Financial Reform bill that gets worked out with the Senate won't mess with the angel or VC communities. Here's what he said: "We will exempt venture capital from the carried interest tax.". "We

District of Columbia 36

District of Columbia DC Carried Interest Massachusetts 36

BeyondVC

JUNE 29, 2005

Every year the Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst puts together a show where fund managers can listen to what the LP community is interested in and where they plan on allocating their dollars. We make money when our LPs make money which means that the companies we fund and entrepreneurs that we back need to be successful.

LP 60

LP Private Equity Due Diligence Venture Capital 60

Hunter Walker

MARCH 30, 2023

While many of the engineers I’ve know are perfectly sociable, well-adjusted, highly conversant people, the ‘sullen hacker in a hoodie on the spectrum’ is anywhere from an antiquated stereotype to a true segment of our community. Because we’re not asked to serve on the front lines of our businesses hearing the challenges real users are facing.

United States 67

United States Carried Interest Engineer Viral 67

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 10, 2021

Last year, I went to an National Venture Capital Association dinner where the President of the organization, Bobby Franklin, spoke about all the great things our lobbying group was doing for VCs—like keeping our carried interest tax loophole. More people will use YouTube if they don’t have to worry about it being a cesspool of hate.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Cap Table Accredited Investor Silicon Valley 150