Wednesday, May 20, 2015

What VC Can Learn From Private Equity

An excerpt on the biggest contrasts:
  1. Private equity is control investing. Venture Capital is minority investing. 
  2. Private equity can’t afford to lose money on an investment. Venture Capital requires it. 
  3. Private equity generates leverage from financial engineering. Venture Capital generates leverage from technology driven disruption and the opportunities that presents.
So what can VC learn from PE? Check out Fred Wilson's post.

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .