VCs on the Move, recap from August
Although it is the dog days of summer and overall activity has slowed, the last [...]
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Video: Jason Green talks about the long game and how to cultivate trust
By Jeff Harbach, Kauffman Fellows Jason Green is one of the most intentional, if not [...]
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AI specialist Kathryn Hume joins ffVC as venture partner
Early-stage venture firm ff Venture Capital has hired Kathryn Hume as a venture partner to [...]
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What nine months on the job has taught me about being a VC
By Tom Gonser, Seven Peaks Ventures In 2016, I bought a home in Bend, Oregon, [...]
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Talking agtech with AgFunder’s Rob Leclerc
After a record breaking 2015, agtech funding pulled back a bit in 2016, though deal [...]
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University of California PE director Cucullu leaves system
Michele Cucullu, director of private equity at the University of California, has left the system, according [...]
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On the Bleeding Edge: The Ellen Pao effect; and Roger McNamee on Jerry Garcia
Ellen Pao lost her gender-discrimination lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 2015. But [...]
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Ellen Pao shares her side in new book excerpt
Two years after the legal battle between Ellen Pao and her former employer Kleiner Perkins [...]
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Norwest’s Lisa Wu on why vitamin maker Ritual is a clear deal
Katerina Schneider, founder and chief executive of vitamin maker Ritual, set out to make the [...]
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On the Bleeding Edge: ICOs surpass early-stage, Stein talks Talkdesk, Narasin updates profile and is Precursor fundraising?
ICYMI, initial coin offerings have now surpassed early-stage VC funding for all internet companies, not [...]
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Khosla must open beach-access gate, California court rules
After closing the beach-access gate near his coastal California property, Vinod Khosla must open it [...]
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On the Bleeding Edge: How VC can redress the sexual-misconduct scandal
Nearly a month ago, I wrote that Tom Frangione was no longer at Greylock Partners, [...]
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Digital Currency Group’s Travis Scher discusses ramifications of blockchain, ICOs
Blockchain and crypto-currency investing is hot again, and one of the most active firms in [...]
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How to build real relationships, rather than networking, according to science
By Collin West, Kauffman Fellows If you’re anything like me the thought of networking makes [...]
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On the Bleeding Edge: Alastair Mitchell on joining EQT; and Emerging Manager Connect wrap-up
Quietly in May, my namesake Alastair Mitchell, co-founder and former chief executive of Huddle, joined [...]
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Khosla: There’s less sexual harassment in VC than other industries
Multiple allegations of sexual harassment have emerged and rocked the venture industry this summer, but [...]
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Poizner’s new Alliance to promote the next Silicon Valley
Steve Poizner, San Diego resident, serial entrepreneur and onetime California gubernatorial candidate, says the time has [...]
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How VCs structure a syndicate and recruit co-investors
When I meet with other VCs, family offices, and other institutional investors, the most common [...]
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