Jim ScheinmaninMaven VenturesWhat is a Vision Worth Fighting For?I speak with hundreds of aspiring consumer entrepreneurs and review thousands of fundraising materials and pitches each year. From all this…2 min read·Jul 15, 2022----
Jim ScheinmaninMaven VenturesFive Reasons Why Zoom is the Next Big Platform to Launch Billion-Dollar StartupsZoom Apps officially launched today!9 min read·Jul 21, 2021----
Jim ScheinmaninMaven VenturesAnnouncing our Investment in Luma to Enable CreatorsWe’re very excited to co-lead Luma’s Seed round alongside Venrock, and are thrilled to have a great group of co-investor VCs and early…2 min read·Dec 7, 2020----
Jim ScheinmaninMaven VenturesHope after the Coronavirus Pandemic: Are These 10 New Consumer Behaviors Here To Stay?Due to the danger of the global spread of the Coronavirus, we’re all feeling under siege, trapped, and no longer free to do what we want…10 min read·Mar 28, 2020--10--10
Jim ScheinmaninMaven VenturesWhere did Zoom come from?I suspect that after all the press Zoom is getting for their successful IPO, if you’ve never been invited to “Zoom,” you’re probably…6 min read·Apr 18, 2019--2--2
Jim ScheinmaninMaven VenturesBold Prediction: Consumers Will Become Comfortable with Fully Driverless Cars and Get More Access…In 2019 we will see the first driver-free autonomous vehicles (“AV”) open to the general public without a human operator in the car. In…3 min read·Jan 14, 2019----
Jim ScheinmaninMaven VenturesVC & Founder Philanthropy, ‘Silicon-Valley-Style’During the holidays and season of giving, I’ve been reflecting on the special opportunities that we have as GPs in VC firms to support our…4 min read·Dec 17, 2018--1--1
Jim ScheinmanWelcome: Alexa Binns Joins Maven VenturesLast spring, we announced we were on the hunt for a new associate. Many thanks for all those who sent us recommendations and applied…3 min read·Oct 4, 2018----
Jim ScheinmaninStartups & Venture CapitalMeet the Experts in Hypergrowth at the Maven RetreatWe’re excited to announce our second annual Hypergrowth Retreat on Thursday, October 5th, in the Presidio in San Francisco. We first hosted…2 min read·Aug 5, 2017----
Jim ScheinmaninMaven VenturesFriendster: Lessons from a Missed $400B OpportunityOne of the important lessons I’ve learned over the past 20 years of startup life is that if you’re going to become a tech entrepreneur or…3 min read·May 11, 2017----