First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 4, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview conducted by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine, published by Bain & Company. Bain & Company Ceramics Process Systems Corporation Clayton Christensen CPS Technologies Corporation Curtis W. To read the complete interview, check out other resources, learn [.].

Christensen 90

Christensen Kleiner Disruptive Innovation Health Care 90

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

By venture capitalists’ individual actions, they are limiting growth and innovation. Ted Schlein, general partner at Kleiner Perkins, was recently invited to discuss race and investment in technology. And who can forget that only two years ago, Vinod Khosla said that only the young can innovate. But bear with me.

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Kleiner Entrepreneur Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2017

Earlier this month, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins began the process of separating its cleantech investing from the rest of its fund. Ten years after Kleiner star John Doerr was moved to tears during his TED talk about climate change , there’s no longer any question that VCs’ interest in clean energy is waning.

Stage-Gate 8

Stage-Gate Kleiner Energy Proposal 8