http://www.brianberliner.com/2006/07/30/venture-capital-faq-series/ This is your brain on: Venture Capital and Technology Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:47:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-bleeding2 http://www.brianberliner.com/2006/07/30/venture-capital-faq-series/#comment-5613 Business 2.0 Magazine: The $100M Giveaway at Brian Berliner’s Brain Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:00:55 +0000 http://www.brianberliner.com/2006/07/30/venture-capital-faq-series/#comment-5613 [...] VCs are wrong more often than they are right. I’m working on a post about that for my Venture Capital FAQ Series of articles. The business model of the asset class allows for that. So, I don’t think that you should latch on to one of these ideas and build a plan around it. Instead, you need to be true to yourself and your particular skills/knowledge. Your company needs to be your idea. You need to have the passion. You need to have a deep understanding of the market you are entering. You need to understand the technology, markets, distribution channels, competitive forces, key people, etc. Don’t chase someone else’s idea of what is going to be big. Chase your own. [...] [...] VCs are wrong more often than they are right. I’m working on a post about that for my Venture Capital FAQ Series of articles. The business model of the asset class allows for that. So, I don’t think that you should latch on to one of these ideas and build a plan around it. Instead, you need to be true to yourself and your particular skills/knowledge. Your company needs to be your idea. You need to have the passion. You need to have a deep understanding of the market you are entering. You need to understand the technology, markets, distribution channels, competitive forces, key people, etc. Don’t chase someone else’s idea of what is going to be big. Chase your own. [...]

]]> http://www.brianberliner.com/2006/07/30/venture-capital-faq-series/#comment-5612 An Entrepreneur in Residence, Part 1 at Brian Berliner’s Brain Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:00:31 +0000 http://www.brianberliner.com/2006/07/30/venture-capital-faq-series/#comment-5612 [...] This post is part of my Venture Capital FAQ Series. [...] [...] This post is part of my Venture Capital FAQ Series. [...]

]]> http://www.brianberliner.com/2006/07/30/venture-capital-faq-series/#comment-5611 The VC Syndication Two-Step at Brian Berliner’s Brain Fri, 04 Aug 2006 23:13:01 +0000 http://www.brianberliner.com/2006/07/30/venture-capital-faq-series/#comment-5611 [...] Check out my Venture Capital FAQ Series for more random babbling from me. [...] [...] Check out my Venture Capital FAQ Series for more random babbling from me. [...]

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