Marc Andreessen knows a lot about what happens inside Silicon Valley - he’s been part of that scene for a long time.
He’s written a remarkable series on venture capital. I was amazed to learn that there is more VC money around now than ever.
In part 1, Marc covers:
- His experience with venture capital.
- How VCs work.
- The advantages and disadvantages of venture capital.
- Why VCs select and discard opportunities.
In part 2, he discusses:
- Comparing venture firms, and comparing partners within firms.
- The VC’s ideal investment.
- How much help, and what kinds of help, you can expect from your VC.
- How VC’s spend an awful lot of their time, and why you should feel sorry for them.
- VCs: soulless and rapacious capitalists, or surprisingly generous philanthropists? Or both?
- Why we should be thankful that we live in a world in which VCs exist, even if they yell at us during board meetings, assuming they’ll fund our companies at all.
- And, how to make a VC’s head explode.
In part 3, he covers:
- The history and growth of VC firms.
- Why there is more VC money now than ever.
Well worth the read.
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