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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. We announced Fund I in 2011. It was clear to us that LA was now a powerhouse market and we loved working with all of the other accelerators in town. None of us was convinced the market really needed 5 accelerators. Market stage is everything.

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Steve Blank Discusses: The Ideal Venture Capitalist

InfoChachkie

During the fall of 2011, Steve wrote a controversial post entitled, Why VCs Should Be Startup CEOs. People skills <again> People skills <and again> Market/technology acuity (patterns of success, domain expertise). Board skills (Startup coaching, mentoring, strategy, operational/growth). Fundraising skills.