Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Many venture capitalists are limiting their investments to the "demand-side" — aimed at reducing energy use — rather than investing in startups trying to change the way we produce energy. The net result is that many VCs now turn down promising companies that might contribute to transforming the way we produce energy.

Energy 11

Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Venture capitalist Mark Andreessen, a target of Icahn’s attacks as a board member at eBay, recently likened the 78-year-old to a six-year-old. In 2010 it was $900 million — seventh place. He just argues that the CEOs and boards are for various reasons unwilling to take basic, obvious steps to raise share prices.

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2013

So Puerto Rican entrepreneurs hire consultants to badger government procurement to pay up, and in parallel they jack up their prices to finance the long receivables cycle. Stay off of ventures'' balance sheets — and get onto their income statements. Unjam the exit if you really want to improve entrance and scale-up.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur IPO Incentives Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

content (news, finance, weather) into two Chinese languages, and directory access to 20,000 web sites, an approach that the company had adopted elsewhere. The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank. On the finance and deal side, we also felt a strong kinship with Tsai.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10