The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. It was a fun period for me because everything was new and I was curious.

• What kind of deals should I be doing?

The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. And to keep up with the Jones’s it seems that Yahoo! has now employed the same strategy.

8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Rob Bailey is the CEO of DataSift. He wrote a post this long weekend on how he manages the board of DataSift.

As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

By now you will likely have read Andy Dunn’s scathing post about Venture Capitalists in which he decries the industry’s masses.

The One Word That Shouldn’t Exist in an Entrepreneur’s Vocabulary

No.

The one word the best entrepreneurs never accept.

I said it.

Should You Consider Replacing Yourself as CEO?

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO.

The Damaging Psychology of Down Rounds

Yesterday I wrote a post about “proprietary dealflow for VCs.”

In the article I discussed the downside of raising capital at a too high of a price and referred people to a previous article I had written encouraging founders to raise “At…

Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform.

What Would it Look Like if Elon Musk Pitched a VC Today?

This week I attended the All Things D Conference in Ranchos Palos Verdes. It is always a stellar event.

The good and great of the tech industry were there: Tim Cook, Sheryl Sandberg, Dick Costolo, Max…

Why We Need to Elect @EricGarcetti on Tues as Next Mayor of Los Angeles

On Tuesday Los Angeles will elect a new mayor. And while Eric Garcetti is leading in the polls by 7%, according to recent articles a victory is not certain.