how-to-become-a-vc 
InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 15, 2012
One the most frequent questions asked of me by entrepreneurs is, "How can I become a Venture Capitalist?" The inquiry is common because being a VC is (to an entrepreneur, at least) a sexy job. I define a "VC" as, "a professional investor who deploys third-party funds into relatively early-stage companies."
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm?—?even Hot, Flat & Crowded.”
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Today we’re announcing that my partner Kara Nortman is becoming Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to welcome her to her new role. I’ve become fond of saying “if I had a dollar for every person who told me just how much they loooooved Kara Nortman, I’d have a 10x fund.”
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. It is also a result of pent-up demand. So we loaded up on flat screen TVs, multiple generations of iPods and trips to Hawaii. This is tied to having consumers who feel confident enough to spend.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 25, 2011
It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. They have created two internal technology “products&# and wanted to figure out how they could turn their services business into a product business that could be financed.
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JUNE 1, 2011
That’s how it felt then and a bit how it feels in May 2011. That’s how it felt then and a bit how it feels in May 2011. Would Zynga have been the smashing success it has become if it weren’t perfectly timed to ride on the back of Facebook’s growth? So which is it?
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MARCH 12, 2013
He had joined a young startup in LA called HauteLook and was interested in getting to know the local tech community. He had joined a young startup in LA called HauteLook and was interested in getting to know the local tech community. He always had an angle for how he could acquire better, faster, cheaper than others.
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