Venturecapital Histoires

At Version One, we love marketplaces. Just look at our portfolio, and you’ll understand how important we think marketplaces are to the future of commerce. Over the past...

Sarita Patel, a second-generation Indian woman, has carved out her space in the hyper-competitive world of Silicon Valley as a venture capitalist. Born to immigrant pare...

''Thirty young people, four months in one room, ten startups waiting to blossom.'' What starts like a program for venture builders is going to turn into a social experim...

"If you don't struggle, not only will you get stuck but pretty soon you will atrophy." - Brian Wong, CEO of Kiip Coming from Brian Wong, it makes a lot of sens...

This book started out as a personal dare to myself. Step 1, write a bunch of chapter headings, Step 2, write the book, Step 3, title it something provocative, assuming...

"I'm cutting funding." Said Mahdy over the phone. There was more after that but Chip hadn't heard it. Long story short? Eiko, Daniel, Alistair and Chip's passi...

Bootstrapping is the self-funding of your company through stretching resources and finances. In short, you're starting your company with just the money and assets you cu...