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Success Breeds Success 19 Jul 2013 | 11:27 am
Last week I received a fantastic email. The email was from the CEO of one of my portfolio companies announcing the promotion of his administrative assistant. After three years of doing great work fo...
Ten Years of VC Blogging 7 Mar 2013 | 03:58 am
Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of Venture Capital blogging. How do I know? Because my first post on VentureBlog was on March 5, 2003 (a pithy little post entitled "I'm a VC. Who the hell are yo...
In Memory of Jody Sherman 4 Mar 2013 | 02:25 pm
I flew down to Santa Monica today to attend a memorial service in celebration of the life of Jody Sherman. Along with a hundred and fifty of his closest friends, we shared stories of the Jody we remem...
Do VCs Find Mobile Interesting? 8 Feb 2013 | 12:10 pm
It has been a while since the last time I had a guest post on VentureBlog. But it seems only natural for Howard Hartenbaum, my partner at August Capital, to be posting here. Howard and I do a podcast ...
Do VCs Find Mobile Interesting? 8 Feb 2013 | 12:10 pm
It has been a while since the last time I had a guest post on VentureBlog. But it seems only natural for Howard Hartenbaum, my partner at August Capital, to be posting here. Howard and I do a podcast ...
Secondary Market Stupidity 2 Feb 2013 | 11:31 am
I have heard of short term memory, but this boarders on amnesia. Were the buyers in this latest secondary transaction (Twitter at $10B) asleep during the Facebook IPO? Did they miss the part where lot...
Pick Your Angel Investors Wisely 25 Jan 2013 | 01:50 pm
A great deal has been written about angel investing in recent years. Angel investing has become the sport of choice for many successful entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley (e.g., Dave Morin, Chris Michel,...
The Value of Fundraising 14 Jan 2013 | 01:09 pm
In 2012 my partners and I raised our sixth fund, aptly named August VI. August VI is a $550 Million fund, with $300 Million focused on early stage opportunities and $250 Million designated for what we...
The Entrepreneurial Lessons of Great Sushi 7 Jan 2013 | 01:18 pm
If you want to appreciate what it takes to build a great business, watch the movie Jiro Dreams of Sushi. In this amazing documentary, director David Gelb takes a look behind the scenes of Jiro Ono's 3...
Investing is About Passion 27 Dec 2012 | 02:21 pm
Entrepreneurship is about passion. Great entrepreneurs are not driven by a simple desire to make money. They are driven by a need to change the world. They may change the world by building a better op...
