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. In November 2003, after due diligence, we announced our agreement to purchase 3721 for $120 million. The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Venture capitalists, who generally have been standoffish to the ICO phenomenon, are now becoming more interested in it for a number of reasons. ICOs are the Wild West of financing — they sit in a grey zone where the U.S. Just as venture capitalists are taking a hard look at this new phenomenon, so should we all.

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Project this image of the feminine ideal into the world of investing and the only "socially acceptable" roles for women are limited — perhaps doing due diligence as a "helper" or writing a check as a donor. Some of the dreams I finance are close to home. Investing also finances the kind of world we want.

Finance 8

Finance P&L Due Diligence Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

That is the problem: crowdfunding will at best be good only for the entrepreneurs and middlemen, paid for by unwitting consumers who simply cannot know enough about the highly risky ventures or the highly complex venture investing process to make informed investment decisions. Due diligence is too expensive.

Due Diligence 13

Due Diligence Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Short-term 13