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Archive for April, 2010Venture Capitalists and the Upside-Down PyramidIn response to my post on VC's increasing use of operationally focused team members, HBS professor Noam Wasserman sent me an excerpt of his dissertation on 'The Venture Capitalist as Entrepreneur: The Characteristics and Dynamics Within VC Firms'. A key point he makes in this paper is that, "Most strikingly, a large percentage of the Read More...
How Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds Grow the Value of Portfolio CompaniesOne of the major themes of the evolution of the private equity industry for the past decade has been the growth of internal groups focused on enhancing the value of portfolio companies. Twenty years ago, the great majority of the people working in private equity came out of investment banking, i.e., a deal background. Today, Read More...
Earning Revenue and Internet Business ModelsI'll be presenting on April 26 to the Founder Institute Singapore on "Earning Revenue and Internet Business Models". I give a lot of credit to Munjal Shah, some of whose slides I incorporated directly into this deck.
Hiring and Firing for EntrepreneursI'll be presenting on April 27 to the Founder Institute Singapore on "Hiring and Firing for Entrepreneurs". My draft slide deck is below; I would welcome feedback.
Visiting Singapore April 23-29: Presenting to Founder Institute, Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, CFA Singapore, and othersI'm very excited to be visiting Singapore for the first time April 23-29; I may stay longer in Asia depending on business exigencies. I'm visiting as part of the faculty for the local launch of Founder Institute, with sponsorship from the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and others. I will also be meeting with some Read More...
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