Comments on: Transparency in the venture capital process http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alan p http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-891 alan p Wed, 23 May 2007 09:23:09 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-891 Hi Nic You would say that of course ;) The nub of Information Assymetry theory is that industries where it is prevalent by and large cannot root out their rogues, establish trust and thus capture the most value, and - in theory therefore - the people/companies they most want to attract are the ones most able and interested in avoiding them. Of course, extending the example of US healthcare to VC's was merely a thought experiment...some of my best friends etc etc :) Hi Nic

You would say that of course ;)

The nub of Information Assymetry theory is that industries where it is prevalent by and large cannot root out their rogues, establish trust and thus capture the most value, and – in theory therefore – the people/companies they most want to attract are the ones most able and interested in avoiding them.

Of course, extending the example of US healthcare to VC’s was merely a thought experiment…some of my best friends etc etc :)

]]> By: alan p http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-10742 alan p Wed, 23 May 2007 09:23:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-10742 Hi Nic You would say that of course ;) The nub of Information Assymetry theory is that industries where it is prevalent by and large cannot root out their rogues, establish trust and thus capture the most value, and - in theory therefore - the people/companies they most want to attract are the ones most able and interested in avoiding them. Of course, extending the example of US healthcare to VC's was merely a thought experiment...some of my best friends etc etc :) Hi Nic

You would say that of course ;)

The nub of Information Assymetry theory is that industries where it is prevalent by and large cannot root out their rogues, establish trust and thus capture the most value, and – in theory therefore – the people/companies they most want to attract are the ones most able and interested in avoiding them.

Of course, extending the example of US healthcare to VC’s was merely a thought experiment…some of my best friends etc etc :)

]]> By: Sumitra Menon http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-880 Sumitra Menon Fri, 18 May 2007 07:53:14 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-880 “VCs are only interested in coming to the rescue of victory” ? There are a series of interesting articles from Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant Sramana Mitra. Check this out! http://sramanamitra.com/articles/investment-thesis-interviews-with-vcs-angels/ http://sramanamitra.com/articles/serial-entrepreneur-interviews “VCs are only interested in coming to the rescue of victory” ? There are a series of interesting articles from Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant Sramana Mitra. Check this out! http://sramanamitra.com/articles/investment-thesis-interviews-with-vcs-angels/
http://sramanamitra.com/articles/serial-entrepreneur-interviews

]]> By: Sumitra Menon http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-10741 Sumitra Menon Fri, 18 May 2007 07:53:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-10741 “VCs are only interested in coming to the rescue of victory” ? There are a series of interesting articles from Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant Sramana Mitra. Check this out! http://sramanamitra.com/articles/investment-thesis-interviews-with-vcs-angels/ http://sramanamitra.com/articles/serial-entrepreneur-interviews “VCs are only interested in coming to the rescue of victory” ? There are a series of interesting articles from Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant Sramana Mitra. Check this out! http://sramanamitra.com/articles/investment-thesis-interviews-with-vcs-angels/
http://sramanamitra.com/articles/serial-entrepreneur-interviews

]]> By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-879 nic Thu, 17 May 2007 09:15:43 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-879 Over-hyping doesn't help anyone, but at the same time we have a duty as directors and investors to build value in our companies and marketing is an important part of that. With regard to Zeus - we have been very open that the early years of the investment didn't go as we hoped. The last three years have been a different story though and the new management team have done a great job in turning the company around and making it something we can all be proud of. If you don't want to take my word for it have a look at the customer list or some of the PR. Over-hyping doesn’t help anyone, but at the same time we have a duty as directors and investors to build value in our companies and marketing is an important part of that.

With regard to Zeus – we have been very open that the early years of the investment didn’t go as we hoped. The last three years have been a different story though and the new management team have done a great job in turning the company around and making it something we can all be proud of. If you don’t want to take my word for it have a look at the customer list or some of the PR.

]]> By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-10740 nic Thu, 17 May 2007 09:15:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-10740 Over-hyping doesn't help anyone, but at the same time we have a duty as directors and investors to build value in our companies and marketing is an important part of that. With regard to Zeus - we have been very open that the early years of the investment didn't go as we hoped. The last three years have been a different story though and the new management team have done a great job in turning the company around and making it something we can all be proud of. If you don't want to take my word for it have a look at the customer list or some of the PR. Over-hyping doesn’t help anyone, but at the same time we have a duty as directors and investors to build value in our companies and marketing is an important part of that.

With regard to Zeus – we have been very open that the early years of the investment didn’t go as we hoped. The last three years have been a different story though and the new management team have done a great job in turning the company around and making it something we can all be proud of. If you don’t want to take my word for it have a look at the customer list or some of the PR.

]]> By: X http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-876 X Wed, 16 May 2007 21:44:30 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-876 At the same time, VCs should also be transparent and honest in not over-hyping some of their portfolio companies. In case of Espirit, Zeus is a classic example - company with good technology but always stuck in the wrong marketplace with the wrong people. Even after a decade of existence, the company has not achieved much. The thumb rule is that if a VC backed company does exit (trade sale or IPO) in a decade then there is definitely something wrong! At the same time, VCs should also be transparent and honest in not over-hyping some of their portfolio companies. In case of Espirit, Zeus is a classic example – company with good technology but always stuck in the wrong marketplace with the wrong people. Even after a decade of existence, the company has not achieved much. The thumb rule is that if a VC backed company does exit (trade sale or IPO) in a decade then there is definitely something wrong!

]]> By: X http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-10739 X Wed, 16 May 2007 21:44:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/05/16/transparency-in-the-venture-capital-process/#comment-10739 At the same time, VCs should also be transparent and honest in not over-hyping some of their portfolio companies. In case of Espirit, Zeus is a classic example - company with good technology but always stuck in the wrong marketplace with the wrong people. Even after a decade of existence, the company has not achieved much. The thumb rule is that if a VC backed company does exit (trade sale or IPO) in a decade then there is definitely something wrong! At the same time, VCs should also be transparent and honest in not over-hyping some of their portfolio companies. In case of Espirit, Zeus is a classic example – company with good technology but always stuck in the wrong marketplace with the wrong people. Even after a decade of existence, the company has not achieved much. The thumb rule is that if a VC backed company does exit (trade sale or IPO) in a decade then there is definitely something wrong!

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