Software is Roadkill
The fastest way to become roadkill to venture capitalists is to become a software company. Software may not be inherently evil (it has created wealth for many people that is in proportion to the pain it has provided to many customers). Software and specifically on-premise enterprise software, however, is clearly…
The Best VC Pitch Tip That I Stole
It’s been really fun keeping a blog again. I haven’t been writing since I sold my company to Salesforce.com. One of the things I’ve enjoyed the most is the conversation that it has created for me. More people have left comments on the blog, sent me Facebook notes or dropped me emails with either question, […]
Is VC too Fat and Happy?
Much criticism has come of our industry in the past few months and in my opinion much of it is deserved (but I’m definitely a believer in the meme that VC isn’t broken but some of the participants are (see here, here and here)). But the VC industry is too fat – a thoughtful piece […]
