Not a Fan of Venture Capitalist While I am a fan of venture capital, I don’t think much of Venture Capitalists. This may sound strange from the person that was a co-founder of what was one of the largest and most successful venture capital organizations – Intel Capital. I never thought of myself as a … Continue reading
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Why I am not an Angel Investor, Founder, Director or Advisor to early stage companies (except when I am)
General wisdom about investing in early stage companies suggests that for every 10 investments, only two companies do well. Let us assume that four of the ten return the money invested and four return nothing. If we invested a million dollars in each we will have invested ten million dollars in total. If two of … Continue reading
Born to blast
I just came back from a three day trip to Silicon Valley. I rarely visit Silicon Valley ever since that day in April 1999 when I turned in my badge at Intel and drove to my new home in San Francisco. My primary reason for the trip was to see my dad who lives in … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 