Leading Blog

JUNE 15, 2020

I F you are building a startup, you’ll find no shortage of people who are willing to give you advice, particularly when it comes to raising financing. 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. Well not, wrong exactly.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2014

Fortunately for Szaky, he had already laid the groundwork of financing from suppliers, equity investors and others to allow them to double sales in two months. 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.

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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

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.

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