Hey VCs, Can You Spare a Dime?
Hey VCs, Can You Spare a Dime?
Rory O’Driscoll, Managing Director, Scale Venture Partners
Mike Buckley, Managing Director, Intel Capital
Dixon Doll, Co-founder and General Partner, DCM
David Tennenhouse, Ph.D., Partner, New Venture Partners LLC
Jennifer Fonstad, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Michael V. Copeland, Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune - Moderator
Banks aren’t lending and private equity is tight, but Silicon Valley keeps churning along. That doesn’t mean the money is easy to come by. More start-ups are bootstrapping, those in need of money are knocking on a lot more doors, and if your company is lucky enough to get funding, more than likely it’s tied to quantifiable benchmarks. Talk to some prominent Silicon Valley VCs and get the scoop on what types of companies they are investing in, how they are investing, what sectors are favored over others, and why.
This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club on June 18, 2009