The Story of the Greek Debt Crisis in 20 charts

Friends often ask me to opine on the Greek debt crisis. They are looking for some insight into what is going on and why the country is at the brink of bankruptcy. I suppose they think my heritage makes me more qualified to offer such insight.

There’s a Slide For That!

January 21, 2011
by John Backus

The purpose of this blog post is to help entrepreneurs avoid looking “canned” when they pitch VCs. Every entrepreneur is passionate about their business, and a pitch to a VC is an important moment in…

Yes, You Really Need That Revenue Ramp Slide

April 24, 2012
by Scott Johnson

I advise entrepreneurs all the time about their pitch decks, and one of the more common complaints I hear is “if we all know that it is complete BS, why do investors…

Your Pitch Should Be Ten Minutes

April 15, 2014
by Scott Johnson

I was in a pitch meeting yesterday, and after the customary preamble, the presenter opened his laptop and said, in a very energetic tone, “I have a ten minute pitch, and then we can have a…

Pitching your business? Keep it simple!

Back in elementary school, we all had to buy these school notebooks with the school insignia in the front. On the back of the book there was a quote in three languages. It was a famous quote from Pascal Blaise that went something like: “I made this letter…

Digital Therapeutics Have Huge Promise And They Are Real Today

Digital therapeutics have made surprising progress. This is good news, because digital therapeutics are typically cheap, and they have shown impressive ability to change behavior, one of the most important challenges in…

So you want to be a VC? 5 ways to find a VC job

June 17, 2009
by John Backus

I don’t think a week goes by that someone doesn’t ask me if we are hiring at New Atlantic Ventures. (No, we are not!). Seems that everyone wants to be a VC these days…

Venture Capital Carried Interest Tax Debate — A VC’s Perspective

June 16, 2010
by John Backus

HB 4213. Much has been made of late of the Venture Capital Carried Interest Tax Hike Bill. It carries the gallows-humor title of the…