Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The SEC Chairman recently announced a policy initiative to enable the ordinary investors to invest in private companies. Currently, only wealthy accredited investors are allowed to invest in private companies. Many public traded companies, such as Alphabet, Intel, and Apple are, in part, venture capitalists in disguise.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist IPO Company Kleiner 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Ted Schlein, general partner at Kleiner Perkins, was recently invited to discuss race and investment in technology. And so all ears were tuned in when well-known VC Ted Schlein of Kleiner Perkins started talking… but Ted denied there was a problem. By venture capitalists’ individual actions, they are limiting growth and innovation.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Kleiner Entrepreneur Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This candid admission comes from Beth Comstock, GE's Chief Marketing Officer. Comstock was telling me about the company's growing innovation platform, the GE Ecomagination Challenge which inspires collaboration between GE and entrepreneurs. Large companies, to put it mildly, are careful, conservative, and vested in the status quo.

Innovation 11

Innovation Kleiner Entrepreneur Brand 11