Strategy Driven
MAY 13, 2016
This may seem like an odd statement coming from a entrepreneur turned venture capitalist and professor who has spent the last few years in my role at Carnegie Mellon studying scaling startups and teaching a popular graduate course titled The Science of Growth that was recently turned in as a book. Consider leaving a comment!
Strategy Driven
MAY 16, 2014
The authors of the 2009 paper, Local Bias in Venture Capital Investments , note that “overall, these empirical findings suggest that distance is an important factor that impacts VCs’ investment decision as it increases information asymmetry and the cost of monitoring.” Copyright 2007-2014 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 17, 2017
When venture capitalists (VCs) evaluate investment proposals, the language they use to describe the entrepreneurs who write them plays an important but often hidden role in shaping who is awarded funding and why. All told, we observed closed-room, face-to-face discussions leading final funding decisions for 125 venture applications.
Rajesh Setty
AUGUST 22, 2008
On a lighter note, Venture Capitalists, please avoid reading this excerpt Excerpts from the first chapter… When I first discovered that my nickname among some members of staff at Virgin was “Dr. The very first page of the first chapter “Just Do It&# highlights the way how Sir Richard Branson views an opportunity.
Strategy Driven
JUNE 20, 2011
He was named one of the country’s Top 100 venture capitalists in 2009 by AlwaysOn and has led investments in many successful high-growth companies as a partner at several Bay Area VC firms. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. And you can control it through continuous and open communication with every member of your team.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Venture capitalists are increasingly interested in emerging markets, and in working with local funds based in those markets (despite the fact that reverse innovation in venture capital seems counterintuitive). Editor's Note: This post was written with Justin Chakma, an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto (Canada).
Strategy Driven
MAY 25, 2011
He was named one of the country’s Top 100 venture capitalists in 2009 by AlwaysOn and has led investments in many successful high-growth companies as a partner at several Bay Area VC firms. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. About the Author. John Hamm is one of the top leadership experts in Silicon Valley.
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