The Reports Of Our Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated…When we established Social Capital in 2011, the goal was to develop meaningful solutions to meaningful problems — which is why we started…Sep 20, 2018A response icon31Sep 20, 2018A response icon31
Appetite for ChangeSince our founding, we’ve never stopped searching for better and better ways to help entrepreneurs win. To do this, we’ve consistently…Jun 18, 2018A response icon5Jun 18, 2018A response icon5
Only the Paranoid Survive…If you’re a student of technology companies, you’ve heard this adage many times. That, ultimately, you must disrupt yourself. Because if…Jun 11, 2018A response icon9Jun 11, 2018A response icon9
Published inSocial CapitalOur Commitment to CitiesFor all the credit the tech industry gets for making things cheaper, faster and better, there remains a growing list of of critical, real…May 21, 2018A response icon11May 21, 2018A response icon11
A Growing Cancer: Forbes’ Midas ListThe fallout from the race for “credit” in Silicon ValleyJun 22, 2017A response icon25Jun 22, 2017A response icon25
Published inSocial CapitalChanging the Growth Equation: Welcoming Tony Bates to Social CapitalOne of the greatest experiences of my life was the opportunity to create and lead the Growth team at Facebook. Its success, at this point…Jun 19, 2017A response icon6Jun 19, 2017A response icon6
Published inSocial CapitalVENTURE CAPITAL DOESN’T SCALE…UNTIL IT DOESOver the last few years, I’ve been preoccupied with the established maxim, “venture capital doesn’t scale,” as it never quite made sense to…May 18, 2017A response icon2May 18, 2017A response icon2
Published inSocial CapitalSpending Money to Make Money…aka Stock-based Compensation…aka Listen up, Founders!There has been a lot of talk recently about why LinkedIn sold to Microsoft. One of the more popular theories about why they sold was around…Jun 16, 2016A response icon9Jun 16, 2016A response icon9
Hey Jerkwater: Do your math on TSLA…Here at Social Capital we’ve been watching Tesla for many years. We originally tried to get cute on valuation and almost had our faces…May 3, 2016A response icon34May 3, 2016A response icon34
HaaS and the future of TSLA…Part of what makes it fun to work at Social Capital is the amount of time we take to think through the broad continuum of technology. The…Nov 8, 2015A response icon26Nov 8, 2015A response icon26