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David is a Founding Partner with Lobby Capital (www.lobby.vc) and the creator and…
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Great Investors are Hard to Find
Great Investors are Hard to Find
The venture business is a strange profession. It doesn’t require a single skill or discipline.
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Patience is a Virtue!
Patience is a Virtue!
My grandmother used to tell me, my brother and sister that “patience is a virtue.” Of course, she used to say it while…
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The Democratization of TED
The Democratization of TED
The 30th anniversary TED Conference is taking place in Vancouver and I have the amazing good fortune to be on the guest…
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Want to Get Funded? Get an Introduction!
Want to Get Funded? Get an Introduction!
The other day when I was giving a talk I was asked the simplest of simple questions -- "how do you get funded by a VC?"…
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The Value of Fundraising
The Value of Fundraising
In 2012 my partners and I raised our sixth fund, aptly named August VI. August VI is a $550 Million fund, with $300…
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I am often asked what it is I look for in amazing entrepreneurs. Here is the answer: fanaticism, focus, creativity, execution! Rest assured, when…
I am often asked what it is I look for in amazing entrepreneurs. Here is the answer: fanaticism, focus, creativity, execution! Rest assured, when…
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It was my extraordinary honor to work with the amazing Kentik team. I have never experienced a higher NPS, nor as many puns per board meeting…
It was my extraordinary honor to work with the amazing Kentik team. I have never experienced a higher NPS, nor as many puns per board meeting…
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I'm excited to share that Kentik has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Infoblox: https://lnkd.in/gzvQUH8W When we founded Kentik…
I'm excited to share that Kentik has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Infoblox: https://lnkd.in/gzvQUH8W When we founded Kentik…
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Stanford University
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Activities and Societies: Ram's Head, LSJUMB, Branner Presents, Actual Malice
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Is the AI hype similar to the dot com hype of 2000? David Hornik shares his views on VC10X👇 Full episode on VC10X (link in…
Is the AI hype similar to the dot com hype of 2000? David Hornik shares his views on VC10X👇 Full episode on VC10X (link in…
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"Valuation doesn't matter at the earliest stage" is one of the most repeated lines in venture. David Hornik says it's wrong. His argument: if your…
"Valuation doesn't matter at the earliest stage" is one of the most repeated lines in venture. David Hornik says it's wrong. His argument: if your…
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Another great conversation with Prashant!
Another great conversation with Prashant!
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The most valuable conversations often happen at the intersection of founders and enterprises. Earlier this summer, we hosted one of those sessions, featuring Anthropic’s Sam Zimmerman alongside founders from Kurrent, Gable, Distributional, and CurieTech AI. The discussion spanned logical reasoning in LLMs, model strategy, and the traction enterprises are seeing today. At WillowTree Ventures, we’ll keep creating spaces like this, where founders on the frontier and enterprises that move fast can learn from one another.
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