Leading Blog
JUNE 15, 2020
I personally blame my MIT classmate Aileen Lee, formerly with Kleiner Perkins, who coined the term Unicorn , a private company valued at over a billion dollars. Like Jerry Yang who started Yahoo, as investors we are looking for entrepreneurs who are obsessed with a new technology. We’ve heard it all before.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 11, 2016
The big news in the venture capital world is that John Doerr, legendary partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is moving into a new role as the firm’s first chair, where he’ll be what he describes as a “player coach” to support the firm’s next generation of leaders.
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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 17, 2014
I didn’t take their interest seriously until I saw the news in December that John Maeda, the former President of the Rhode Island School of Design, joined venerable VC firm Kleiner Perkins. I’m sure I speak for design-oriented entrepreneurs everywhere when I say that it’s about time. He’s the Valley’s first-ever Design Partner.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 15, 2018
In addition, venture firms are constantly scouring for opportunities to get their invested company acquired, which is an increasingly attractive exit route for digital entrepreneurs, given the IPO’s long-drawn process and mandated holding-period requirements for initial investors.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 26, 2011
Comstock was telling me about the company's growing innovation platform, the GE Ecomagination Challenge which inspires collaboration between GE and entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs need GE: Crossing the "Valley of death". GE needs entrepreneurs: Challenging assumptions. Entrepreneurs are put on this Earth to challenge assumptions.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Most great businesspeople I've met would correctly advise an entrepreneur to avoid raising money if possible. When you are ready to raise money, scratch Sequoia, Kleiner, and maybe one or two other top dogs off your preview list. Many entrepreneurs are excited or flattered when they hear from associates or analysts at venture funds.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 18, 2014
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the most dangerous period for entrepreneurs is not when they start up from scratch but when they scale up for growth. Many entrepreneurs who are propelled into a sudden growth trajectory think mostly about raising risk-sharing equity investment from venture capitals or private “angels.”
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