Thanks to George Zachary, a partner at Charles River Ventures, for sponsoring Venture Hacks this week. If you like this post, check out George’s blog and tweets @georgezachary. – Nivi In my first post, A brief history of your investors (and their investors), I wrote about the history of venture capital. I described how the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Limited Partners'
More diligence and less capital coming for startups (and their investors)
March 4th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Limited Partners, Sponsor, VC Industry
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"He has no clue whether it will be another Google, yet he has to make promises that only hucksters can make."
February 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Limited Partners, Pitching, Plans, VC Industry
Ho Nam (@honam): “The blockbusters are oftentimes the ‘ugly ducklings.’ Cisco is probably the best example in the VC world. Everyone passed except for Sequoia. In the book world, almost everyone passed on JK Rowling. “It’s just hard to predict the future looking into the rear-view mirror, yet everyone wants to pile onto the brand [...]
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A brief history of your investors (and their investors)
February 11th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Limited Partners, VC Industry
Thanks to George Zachary, a partner at Charles River Ventures, for sponsoring Venture Hacks this week. If you like this post, check out George’s blog and tweets @georgezachary. – Nivi Why should you read this post? So you know what questions to ask your potential investors about their investors (their limited partners). You need to [...]
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