The Business of Venture Capital
A guide to demystifying the venture capital business
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Harry Stebbings
@harrystebbings · Podcast Host @ The Twenty Minute VC
Hi Mahendra, what a huge honour this is for me. It was reading your book that inspired my love of the VC industry which led to my creation of www.thetwentyminutevc.com (podcast). My question is with the rise of AngelList syndicates, 'Super-Angels' and alternative financing methods like crowdfunding, do you feel the VC industry is being threatened? What can V… See more
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Mahendra R
@mahendra_gr · Author, Optimist, Security Startups
@harrystebbings Thanks for your kind words. My $0.0002 on the VC industry is that the world is progressing towards 3 kinds of funds - one is the big big $1bn+ funds (A16Z / Bain Capital types), second is the smaller, high touch, heavy engagement types. These funds range from $50m to $250m. The third category is where we have seen a lot of innovation in the r… See more
Erik Torenberg
@eriktorenberg · Former Product Hunt
It is my pleasure to introduce Mahendra for an AMA today at 12PM PST. He is the author of The Business of Venture Capital and co-author of Startup Boards, recovering VC and catalyst for security startups. Ask questions in advance.... :)!