May 2012
“But I am never going to optimize short-term revenue at the expense of user...”
– Dick Costolo, Twitter CEO
love @dickc’s clarity about what’s important
“When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For...”
– John Lennon (via david)
Are venture capitalists more loyal to their...
Over the last few weeks I’ve had a number of conversations with VCs about which is more important, their duty to founders they invest in or their limited partners (investors in VC funds).
The two things that prompted these recent discussions: Twitter’s Innovator’s Patent Agreement (which we supported) and Andreessen Horowitz decision to give half of their income to charity.
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April 2012
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“No good venture investors invest in companies with the primary strategy being to...”
– Is it a tech bubble? - Chris Dixon
Thanks John.
The best part of this job without a doubt is the opportunity to work with extraordinary people.
One of those people is John Maloney.
I met John more than four years ago shortly after our first round in Tumblr. David (then 20 years old) was thinking about hiring a business partner and John was a natural fit. Besides his experience and entrepreneurial chops, John had hired David years prior at...
#newSparkCapital
We launched #newsparkcapital (our new website) last night.
via mokoyfman:
You’ll notice that the site revolves around photos — personal photos that capture a sense of our team, the entrepreneurs we partner with and the lives we live both personally and professionally. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. We couldn’t think of a better way to represent Spark Capital. Hopefully...
King And Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men Head...
