Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 6, 2016
“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except all those others that have been tried” – Winston Churchill. And there was a great discussion about generational change at Venture Capital firms handled so well by Benchmark & Sequoia and how Fred is thinking about it. Leading me back to Churchill.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 9, 2013
Venture capital will be easy and then hard. Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey. And the solutions to many of the worlds problems will come from the people as much as from governments. Will this Trend Last? In my mind there is no doubt this a lifetime trend. The press will romance the topic and then spurn it.
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Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
These instruments of national power employed in a “whole of government approach” to advance a state’s interests are known by the acronym DIME -FIL. It is the “venture capital” of the Navy and Marine Corps. Other countries, e.g. Turkey and Israel, have proliferated systems that have been used to win a war.
David Teten
APRIL 30, 2018
According to a report by the National Venture Capital Association, 1/3 of all venture-backed publicly traded companies between 2006 and 2012 had at least one foreign-born entrepreneur. More than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant. Companies founded by immigrants.
David Teten
APRIL 30, 2018
According to a report by the National Venture Capital Association, 1/3 of all venture-backed publicly traded companies between 2006 and 2012 had at least one foreign-born entrepreneur. More than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant. Companies founded by immigrants.
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
Strikingly, there are now several state and city government programs specifically designed to make it easier for non-Americans to found companies in NYC. In addition to this, the NYC government recently entered into a partnership with B.New York City , a Dutch co-working space. Colorado and Massachusetts have similar programs.
Austin Startup
APRIL 1, 2017
TL;DR Nutshell : There are few governance-related decisions with a more outsized impact on a company’s power structure than the selection of an independent director. Pay close attention to how the behavioral incentives at stage (1) and (2) are very different, and prepare for it, so you don’t end up as the cooked turkey.
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