When I was a kid, my grandfather had chronic insomnia. A friend convinced him his mattress was…
It’s so awesome to see Matt Brezina and his team at Sincerely have their amazing effort recognized as they announce that Sincerely has been acquired by Provide Commerce today. I’ve had the absolute pleasure of working with Matt since he started Xobni back in the day and rarely do I get…
I couldn’t be more thrilled for the team at Outright on their acquisition by GoDaddy today!
When the founders first approached me with their vision for a simple, approachable accounting solution for small businesses, it made tremendous sense. These businesses needed…
I am thrilled to announce that CeCe Cheng has joined First Round Capital as an Associate!
At First Round, we understand the importance of working with talented people and we apply that philosophy to both our investments and hiring. In our long search for an Associate to join…
I recently negotiated and signed a term sheet with a company I am very excited about working with. I’ll talk about that company later but for now wanted to talk about the process.
Venture is a long term business. Relationships are made and built over time. Some of those relationships turn into investments and some never will. And once I get to work with a founder I (almost :)) always look forward to the chance to work them again. So when Matt Brezina dropped by the office almost a year…
“How did you get into venture capital?”
I kind of hate that question. Not because I have any particular point of view on how I became a venture capitalist. No, I just don’t like it because like so many other people in the business I arrived here…
I often get asked what I enjoy most about being in venture capital. The answer is easy — every day I get to meet and work with the smartest and most creative people in the world.
One of those people is Christine Herron. I had known Christine for years and was…
We had a great event this week co-hosted by First Round Capital and Mayfield Fund called “Entrepreneurs Helping Entrepreneurs.” There were well over 150 seasoned and new entrepreneurs in attendance networking with each other for a few hours. Additionally, a few lucky…
It was with bemusement that I read how Mint.com founder AaronPatzer has just been “verbed.”
The story goes that when Mint.com sold to Intuit for $170 million, they left way too much money on table because the…
