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Seeing Both Sides Nov 03 09 (follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bussgang) A few weeks ago, Fred Wilson posted a presentation he delivered on What Makes the NYC Start-Up Scene Special. I was inspired to deliver a similar presentation today to a group of Harvard Business... Full story...
"Tell me, what would you do if you had 1,000 times more data?" I still remember reading this profound question on December 24, 2007 in BusinessWeek's cover article on Google and cloud computing like it was yesterday.
When I entered the VC business 10 years ago, I tried to keep thinking about venture capital as a business, where the key focus area was on meeting the needs of our target customers -- entrepreneurs and limited partner investors.
When I first entered the venture capital business 10 years ago after being an entrepereneur, my partners warned me that "my bar" for new investments would get higher over time.
Yesterday was a pretty special day. Not only did I get to attend the White House ceremony at the Rose Garden for the passing of the JOBS Act, but I got to see one of our CEOs featured as an.
In the very first year of a company, there are a few very tough, make-or-break decisions that founders need to make.
These last few weeks have been about as encouraging as any that I can remember when it comes to economic news.
There's a principal in signal processing regarding measuring the quality of information coming through a channel called the signal to noise ratio.
For the second year, Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures was kind enough to come to HBS to meet with the class Professor Tom Eisenmann and I co-teach called Launching Technology Ventures.
I became a venture capitalist over nine years ago, leaving my entrepreneurial career at the ripe age of 32.
There continues to be great interest around the world regarding how to build innovation clusters. Inspired by a similar presentation that Fred Wilson did on the NYC start-up scene many years ago, I pulled this presentation together.