Arielle Zuckerberg
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Arielle Zuckerberg
@ariellezuckĀ Ā· Partner at KPCB
Hello! Iām Arielle Zuckerberg, associate partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers focusing on early-stage investments. Before joining KPCB a little over a month ago, I was a product manager at Humin, Google, and Wildfire (which was acquired by Google). I also started angel investing in mid-2014. And regarding my last name, I know what youāre asking yourself, and the answer is yes; it does mean āsugar mountainā in German. Iām excited to be here! Ask me anything!
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhooverĀ Ā· Founder, Product Hunt
Arielle! Welcome. I'm curious to know why you made the transition from PM to VC. I was considering making that move a few years ago before Product Hunt.
Andrew Ettinger
@andrewettĀ Ā· Product Marketing, Twitter (ex-PH)
@rrhoover To piggy back on this Q... what skills did you learn as a PM that have most helped your career in VC?
Amir Pakzadian
@amirpĀ Ā· Founder & CEO, Bia2.com
@rrhoover love this question! Can you also elaborate on what advice you have for PMs who want to transition to VC?
Andrew Ettinger
@andrewettĀ Ā· Product Marketing, Twitter (ex-PH)
Which products in KPCB's portfolio do you wish everyone knew about?
Who are some of the people who have made the greatest impact on your life?
What was a pivotal moment in your personal life and in your career? (Stories, please!)
Nikhil Kundra
@nikhil_kundra
Hey @ariellezuck - Do you think you'd ever go into politics? I mean, you are in Al Gore's office afterall ;)
Pierre-Marie Galite
@tsunazeĀ Ā· entrepreneur, mobile developer/advisor
Hey Arielle, thanks for the AMA. My questions are : How do you introduce to someone new ? When they hear your family name, what's their reaction and what's your reaction ?
(PS : from your last entry from your blog, what do you think about the Pebble Time :D ?)
Emily Hodgins
@ems_hodgeĀ Ā· Community and Marketing, Product Hunt
Hi Arielle! Thanks for joining us today. During your career to date, what is the best piece of advice you've ever been given? Flip side - what's the worst?
ThomƩ J Nicocelli MD
@thomenicocelliĀ Ā· Dreamer & co-founder of health ventures.
@ariellezuck Thanks for your time Arielle and congratulations for joining KPCB few months ago. I was going to ask something related to health as I think that the decade ahead will be the best for health/well-being/live longer opportunities in Silicon Valley. My questions is this: How do you see the overall opportunities in health and Silicon Valley? Although I love seeing all the energy and investments behind wearables -- such as FitBit and Jawbone, I am thinking that the opportunity in health/well-being for Silicon Valley is before people go for the wearable, and during the moment they log into their Facebook account. Any thoughts? Good luck to you at KPCB, have fun, make tons of great investments -- and above it all change the world!
Alex Vinogradov
@alexvinogradov4Ā Ā· http://www.cfc.io http://heartin.net CEO
@thomenicocelli I sure my http://heartin.net can helps to do huge changes.
Erik Finman
@erikfinmanĀ Ā· Founder of Finman Technologies
Is edtech an attractive market for you? Have you seen any cool education companies that not many people would know about?