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Capital Conservation vs. Business Priorities

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Venture Capital | 4 Comments »

By now most everyone, including yours truly, has seen the Sequoia 56 slide missive on the current state of the VC market: R.I.P Good Times And you probably have seen: Ron Conway: ... Read more..

In Praise of Willy Loman

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Venture Capital | 3 Comments »

I was approaching the end of my academic career at engineering school on Black Monday (October 16, 1987), a single day when the global stock market was hit by massive ... Read more..

So you are looking for the next RIM are you?

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Venture Capital | 3 Comments »

“So you are looking for the next RIM are you?” is the most frequent question I get when I tell people what I do. My response is usually some flip ... Read more..