Comments on: VC value add http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/12/20/vc-value-add/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Small boards are usually better « The Equity Kicker http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/12/20/vc-value-add/comment-page-1/#comment-2604 Small boards are usually better « The Equity Kicker Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:59:45 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/12/20/vc-value-add/#comment-2604 [...] experiences you have had which would help frame my thoughts. This topic overlaps with a couple of previous posts on VC value add, but it is not the [...] [...] experiences you have had which would help frame my thoughts. This topic overlaps with a couple of previous posts on VC value add, but it is not the [...]

]]> By: thom singer http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/12/20/vc-value-add/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 thom singer Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:41:34 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/12/20/vc-value-add/#comment-1316 I think that VC's are extra successful when they are a conduit for networking for the companies they work with. The ones I know who talk up their portfolio and make strategic introductions are the ones entrepreneurs speak highly about in the community. I think all VC's think they bring value because of their business experience and the number of companies they have seen, and I am not doubting that. But some go beyond this and work to make introductions and mine their networks to help companies find clients, advisors, strategic partners, press contacts, etc... I think all VC's THINK they do this, but not all actually execute on being that hub of a network as well as they believe. I think that VC’s are extra successful when they are a conduit for networking for the companies they work with. The ones I know who talk up their portfolio and make strategic introductions are the ones entrepreneurs speak highly about in the community.

I think all VC’s think they bring value because of their business experience and the number of companies they have seen, and I am not doubting that. But some go beyond this and work to make introductions and mine their networks to help companies find clients, advisors, strategic partners, press contacts, etc… I think all VC’s THINK they do this, but not all actually execute on being that hub of a network as well as they believe.

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