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Welcome Reid Hoffman to the VC Side of the Table

05 Nov 2009. Source: Venture Blog.
First came the announcement earlier in the year that Marc Andreessen was joining the ranks of "capital" -- a welcomed defection from "labor." And now my friend Reid Hoffman has jumped into the fray as well, joining Greylock Partners in their new fund (although he is not quite abandoning "labor" -- for the time being he will continue on as Executive Chairman of LinkedIn). Having two superstars like Marc and Reid join the venture business is excellent news at a time when the press is gleefully touting the demise of our profession. While the venture business is, no doubt, under serious pressure these days, Marc and Reid have rightfully determined that there will always be room for brilliant...
  • "How to Create a Personal Brand as a Venture Capitalist"
    12 Mar 2010. Source: Venture Blog. I received an email today from ExecSense Webinars advertising a course on "How to Create a Personal Brand as a Venture Capitalist." That's right, for $250, I can learn "specific ways to use speaking...
  • In the Land of Twitter, Blogging is King
    08 Mar 2010. Source: Venture Blog. As Twitter has risen to prominence, many loud voices have declared it the future of media, the future of journalism, even the future of the free world. I am a fan of Twitter. It is a powerful servi...
  • The Democratization of the TED Conference
    21 Feb 2010. Source: Venture Blog. Despite my best efforts, there was no way that I was going to actually manage to blog while I was still at the TED conference this year. I don't know how anyone can do it. I suppose that is why the...
  • Sending Aardvark Off to Google U.
    18 Feb 2010. Source: Venture Blog. After a bunch of early speculation, it was announced last week that Google has acquired Aardvark. It didn't surprise me one bit that Google wanted to own Aardvark. Aardvark is completely awesome. ...
  • The Fathers of the Venture Capital Industry
    09 Feb 2010. Source: Venture Blog. What we think of as Venture Capital today is a pretty young profession. "Modern" VC firms first came into existence in the 1960s, started by the likes of Bill Draper, Pitch Johnson and Reid Dennis. ...
  • My 10th TED Conference
    09 Feb 2010. Source: Venture Blog. I've just arrived in Long Beach for the annual TED conference. When I first started going to TED, it was a relatively small, relatively unknown gathering in Monterey, California. But don't confuse ...
  • Four Square Fatigue and the Evolution of Privacy
    05 Feb 2010. Source: Venture Blog. Over the last few weeks I've started to suffer from Four Square fatigue. After all, Four Square is a lot of work. To get the benefits of Four Square, you need to proactively check in wherever you g...
  • Is "Value Added Investor" An Oxymoron?
    29 Jan 2010. Source: Venture Blog. I'm always amazed to hear VCs describe themselves as "value added investors." Not because I am skeptical about their ability to add value. More because I think all investors need to be "value added...
  • Facebook, Twitter and P&G
    22 Jan 2010. Source: Venture Blog. This afternoon I attended an event sponsored by Proctor & Gamble called the "Innovation Outreach Venturing Day." The event was an effort by executives at P&G to connect with the investment community...
  • VC Bloggers -- No Rest for the Wicked
    19 Jan 2010. Source: Venture Blog. When I first started blogging, I wrote a lot. Everything I saw in my day-to-day VC world called out for a blog entry. Great competitive landscape slide -- blog about it. Exciting presentation at t...