Posts Tagged ‘venture capital’

Why VCs Shouldn’t Focus On Serial (aka “Proven”) Entrepreneurs

By JJ Thomas • Nov 16th, 2007 • Category: Small Business News

Guy Kawasaki:

Serial entrepreneurs try to prove that their first success wasn’t a fluke. Rather than starting from the basis of technology (“isn’t this cool?”) or customers (“there must be a better way”), the reason for existence is “I’m going to prove that I’m talented.” This is a bull shiitake reason for starting company compared to […]



5 Characteristics Attractive to VCs

By JJ Thomas • Sep 12th, 2007 • Category: Accounting & Finance

CNNMoney.com:
1. Passion
“Aside from the usual paper trail of credentials, the most important thing is that [entrepreneurs] have a great passion for the idea,” said Charles Rothstein, senior managing director at the VC firm Beringea.
“So even at 11pm, while watching the evening news, they’re thinking about how [what’s going on in the world] can impact […]