Question: You guys talk about Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital Funds (VC). What’s the difference? Our Take: Well, you “caught us.” Technically, VC is a subset of PE. Private Equity deals are simply deals that aren’t available for public participation. This includes VC, angel investing, hedge funds, buy out funds, etc. The definition of […]
When a founder of a company relinquishes the CEO role, does that mean that he is stepping down? Fred Wilson has today’s Great VC Post of the day with When The Founder “Steps Up.” In it, he describes Reid Hoffman’s “step up” from CEO to chairman and president of products. Well worth a read, especially if you […]
Pascal Levensohn has been the ringleader of a group of 22 Venture Capitalists who have just released a white paper titled “A Simple Guide to the Basic Responsibilities of VC-Backed Company Directors” The white paper can be downloaded here. Since its release last week there has been some commentary on this project which Pascal has […]
Today’s Great VC Blog of the Day comes from my partner Seth Levine. The title of Seth’s post – Clarity – says it all. While there are lots of ways to say it, like “Say What You Mean”, “Be Direct”, “Don’t Obfuscate Reality With Lots of Chatter”, “Don’t Beat Around the Bush”, “When You Want […]
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