SVB Financial Group recently hosted a panel discussion titled How Venture Capital Works. The panelists discussed the relationships, decisions, and economics that drive venture capital. The panel included participants representing the three key roles in VC industry dynamics: Bryan Roberts, Ph.D. -- Partner with Venrock, a leading venture capital firm Judith Elsea -- Co-Founder and Managing Director of Weathergage Capital, a fund-of-funds and limited partner in venture capital investing John Mendlein, Ph.D. -- Chairman of Fate Therapeutics, an emerging company backed by venture funding. Michael Hanewich moderator and Head of Silicon Valley Banks Life Sciences East practice. Теги:HowVentureCapitalWorksPT1
Interested in early-stage company investment? Duke alumni Mitch Mumma '81 of Intersouth Partners speaks about the basics of venture capital. A former chairman of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development and current technology general partner at Intersouth, Mitch has had full-cycle venture investment experience. He has held management positions with various companies throughout his career, including three start-up companies, all of which subsequently went public. Part of the Duke Entrepreneurship Education Series. Visit www.dukedees.com for more information. Теги:dukeuniversityentrepreneurshipeducationseriesventurecapitalcompanyinvestmentbusinessfunding
Guy Kawasaki, Silicon Valley celebrity and co-founder of Garage Technology Ventures, explains how to present to VCs to increase your chances of acquiring early stage capital. Part 1 of a 3-part presentation at StartWorks, June 2008. Film by Expert In A Box. (c)2008 John Montgomery Теги:KawasakiVCventurecapitalcomputer
Betsy Flanagan of Startup Studio interviews venture capitalist David Hornik of August Capital and the creator of VentureBlog on how to become a Venture Capitalist. See more videos and how-to business information at allbusiness.com Теги:raisingmoneyventurecapitalstartupbusinessallbusiness
