Video Q&A With Accel’s Jim Breyer
In a dismal year for both VC-backed IPOs and M&A, Accel Partners stood out. Nine of its portfolio companies were sold for combined proceeds in excess of $2 billion, a significant increase from 2008, when 10 of its portfolio companies were sold for less than $300 million in total disclosed proceeds.
Accel’s three biggest hits were mobile advertising startup AdMob, bought by Google for $750 million; open source software developer SpringSource, acquired by VMWare for $420 million; and national defense technology provider BBN Technologies, bought by Raytheon for $350 million.
I spoke to Accel’s Jim Breyer about his firm’s M&A successes and a host of other issues for Venture Capital Journal’s January issue. VCJ subscribers can read the full interview here. For you, dear peHUB reader, here are some video snippets of the interview:
Breyer’s take on the overall economy:
His outlook for corporate M&A:
His take on the market for VC-backed IPOs:
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Connie said on January 13, 2010
i’ve always loved how jim speaks in complete paragraphs. (smart dude.) nice interviews, larry.
Doerr said on January 14, 2010
Too many ticks for someone a quite known Tech persona. Shy? Nervous? However, the content is great. WHy dont you read some Dale Carnegie, jim?
Alex Dean said on January 14, 2010
Typical consensus no opinion watsover answer, same as 2008 and 2009. “Shit is dead, IPO and M&A are dead, ask again in 1-2 yrs.” 2010 is going to be a struggle for both small/large co’s (same exact phrasing as in 08 and 09). GET A CLUE BREYER. small biz is kicking ass, u tard. about to disrupt madddd shit (carriers are dead, web-based content providers finally have a biz model, and i am the richest person in the world and 22 yrs old). EAT SHIT west coast bizzies !!!!!!! NYNY4L
Alex Dean said on January 14, 2010
typical, no response from the supposed geniuses of the world. this is just like twitter. i am #1 most active account on twitter, pwn VCs all day, telling them how dumb they are. they block me, i trash their portfolio companies. i get a smart ass response with faulty, poorly conceived, painfully short-term logic. i embarrass them publicly yet again, seconds after they post their “well-thought-out” response. FCKING CALI TARDZ. new york new york, big city of dreamz, but everything in new york aint alwayz wat it seemz