Entrepreneurship

Leading with Empathy

While my title says “VC”, I first and foremost identify as a maker. I have always focused not only on how and why things…

Align Incentives to Solve Recidivism

With a prison population of 2.3 million inmates, the United States has the highest…

ENTREPRENEURIAL WOMEN WHO INSPIRE US

By Kimmy Scotti, Partner, 8VC

From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, legendary female leaders have shaped the course of our economic destiny. I am proud to consider the women here friends, mentors, and role models — and hope they inspire you…

Do VCs Know What Entrepreneurs Really Want?

We recently conducted a survey of what our portfolio CEOs say they want most from a…

Bring in the “Adults”?

This blog addresses a recurring topic for our CEOs — how to think about the value of experience at a technology…

A Deficit of Leadership

In this essay we discuss leadership and a serious cultural issue: the failure…

Pittsburgh: A New Tech Hub?

Pittsburgh, which was founded two centuries ago in 1816, was one of the great economic centers of the United States. It was the 8th biggest city by population in 1920, and it peaked at over 700,000 in the 1940s. A geographic center where the rail lines met between cities…