Celebri-VCs Try to Educate Washington
The National Venture Capital Association just published a dozen videos offering an overview of various aspects of the industry to better educate Tim Geithner -- I mean, anyone wanting to better understand the origins of venture capital and "the unique relationship between venture capitalists and entrepreneurs." I just watched a handful of these roughly minute-long montages and found several of them interesting. Others, particularly those featuring some of the biggest, and earliest, names in the business -- including Bill Draper (Draper and Johnson, Draper Richards), Pete Bancroft (Bessemer), and Pitch Johnson (Draper and Johnson, Asset Management Co.) -- also reminded me of all the great hair in the venture business.
8 August 2009•1 min read
