Jeff ParkinsonFounder ResilienceThe area of investing that we at KEC spend the most time thinking/talking about is how to measure a founders resilience, perseverance…Jul 15, 2016Jul 15, 2016
Jeff ParkinsonFinancial No Man’s LandThis is a topic that has no shortage of commentary from the VC community. At this point, I expect most founders to have a reasonable…Jul 15, 2016Jul 15, 2016
Jeff ParkinsonArtLiftingI urge people to take a look at what ArtLifting is doing. Not selfishly because we’re investors, though I’ll take that as well, but because…Jul 13, 2016Jul 13, 2016
Jeff ParkinsonBringing Venture Debt In-HouseVenture debt is an asset class that I feel is ripe for new entrants with fresh models. I’ve long thought a fund under the umbrella of a VC…Jul 13, 2016Jul 13, 2016
Jeff ParkinsonThe GSW “Tourist Fan”Kevin Durant’s first official day with the Warriors was today. This made me think about how little I look forward to the tech community’s…Jul 11, 2016Jul 11, 2016
Jeff ParkinsonIndustry ExpertsA common practice for any VC doing diligence on a potential investment, is to engage an “industry expert” within their network to assist in…Jul 10, 2016Jul 10, 2016
Jeff ParkinsonVC Vanity StatementsAs I mentioned yesterday in my preface to this daily dose of thoughts that my three esteemed readers will get to enjoy, one of my major…Jul 9, 20161Jul 9, 20161
Jeff ParkinsoninHackerNoon.comHow Incentives Cause CEO/VC Relationships to Go BadI was at a dinner the other week that had roughly 15 attendees — let’s call it 10 CEOs (many of prominent NYC startups), 3 VCs and 2…Jan 29, 2016Jan 29, 2016
Jeff ParkinsonViewpoint: Former Management Consultants as Startup CEOsVenture capitalists are filled with biases, whether we openly admit it or not. Frankly, it doesn’t do us a lot of good to admit our biases…Jan 8, 2016Jan 8, 2016
Jeff ParkinsonWhat You’re Overlooking in the Early Days of Building your Marketplace Company**Special thanks to Austen Bernstein (Founder/CEO @Makeable) for his input**Oct 7, 2015Oct 7, 2015
