Comments on: The Top 100 Networked Venture Capitalists

By: Top 100 Networked VCs « Startup Life

Top 100 Networked VCs « Startup Life — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:02:30 +0000

[...] TechCrunch; full article here.) Tags: DFJ, fundraising, KPCB, network, Sequoia, VC, Venture Capital Share this post! [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:59:09 +0000

@Amusis–the authors of the paper present a strong argument to refute reverse causality.

“We do not believe that our results are driven simply by reverse causality, that is, a higher fund exit rate enables a VC to improve its network position, rather than the other way around. Recall that we construct the network centrality measures from syndication data for the 5 years _before_ a fund is created. The fact that these data can help explain fund performance over the next 10 years suggests that networking truly affects performance.”

“Moreover, we find little evidence that past exits drive future network position. Instead, what appears to be key in improving a VC firm’s network position is demonstrating skill in selecting, and adding value to, investments.”

By: klimmklimm

klimmklimm — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:12:31 +0000

Perfect work! Gluttony kills more men than the sword. Good health is above wealth

By: Angel Funding Advice | CloudAve

Angel Funding Advice | CloudAve — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:04:46 +0000

[...] The Top 100 Networked Venture Capitalists (techcrunch.com) [...]

By: Making it Personal « Michael Morell

Making it Personal « Michael Morell — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:24:39 +0000

[...] to grow and maintain relationships. I know that I am not the only one that believes in the value of the network. I suspect it will take a future blog post to take on that [...]

By: Theh Hero

Theh Hero — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:11:17 +0000

Ok, makes no sense. The first thing any VC will ask is/ WHO DO YOU KNOW? Some VC’s wont even look at your plan unless they know who you are. I used to think that your good biz model is all you need. But unless you have made $1MM, your connections are all you have.

By: William Mougayar

William Mougayar — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:52:03 +0000

I meant – I re-ranked this list with Larry Cheng’s Top 100 according to GoogleReader subscribtions- the results yield a slightly different, perhaps more balanced view: http://bit.ly/18XqFI

By: William Mougayar

William Mougayar — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:48:21 +0000

I combined and re-ranked this list with TechCrunch’s Top 100 Networked VC’s. Interesting results,- Social Media is a big factor, see here: The Top 21 Socially and Deal Networked VC’s http://bit.ly/18XqFI

By: links for 2009-07-08 « Rafael Alcalde Cazorla

links for 2009-07-08 « Rafael Alcalde Cazorla — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:59:27 +0000

[...] The Top 100 Networked Venture Capitalists (tags: business startup) [...]

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:55:53 +0000

Jurvetson, I concur fully with you that DFJ is a premier VC firm in the Valley and in the world. I have full respect for the passion with which you guys have built the firm. Do not mind the trolls overhere on TC. They moan and bitch about everything. If you´re successful, some people will always detest you for whatever reason they want.

It is ironic to read that people are mentioning Hotmail as one of DFJ´s biggest exit. I reckon MSN only paid about $500 million for Hotmail – have you guys not heard of all the blockbuster exits that DFJ has realized so far. They make the Hotmail exit pale in comparison.

By: Kaizen Bits :: 100 Venture Capital Firms

Kaizen Bits :: 100 Venture Capital Firms — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:47:47 +0000

[...] to Spanish like “Capital Riesgo”. The first ones have different features and now, Techcrunch has published a list the 100 most influencial VCs. The ten most important ones, probably those who shaped, are shaping and will shape hte future oft [...]

By: Los 100 capitalistas de riesgo mejor conectados

Los 100 capitalistas de riesgo mejor conectados — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:26:15 +0000

[...] ha publicado una lista de los 100 capitalistas de riesgo mejor conectados. Analizaron datos de CrunchBase sobre 2700 [...]

By: Rasmus

Rasmus — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:03:07 +0000

use this app to analyze the investment profile of each VC: http://www.youc...s/1232025465700

By: David Rohrsheim

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:23:00 +0000

It is a Facebook app called “Friend Wheel”

http://www.face...p?id=2415325843

By: Making it Personal « Riviera Partners Blog

Making it Personal « Riviera Partners Blog — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:26:02 +0000

[...] to grow and maintain relationships. I know that I am not the only one that believes in the value of the network. I suspect it will take a future blog post to take on that [...]

By: John Stokes

John Stokes — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:06:14 +0000

Am I missing something here? Did you say that it was a graphic from YOUR early facebook network?

Does this mean that you also wrote the blog post ? (It says at the top that Erick wrote it.) Or did Erick ask you for a photo to accompany the piece he wrote?

It has the apperance of Techcrunch acting as “PR” agency for DFJ ? (Excuse me if I have got the wrong end of the stick) That would be a real network effect!

By: John Stokes

John Stokes — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:47:06 +0000

Isn’t the answer on twitter ?

By: VirtualJobCoach » Blog Archive » Networking - who’s ‘got skin’ in your game?

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:14:29 +0000

[...] a great post up on TechCrunch about which Venture Capital firms are the most networked and if that is an [...]

By: Does Size Really Matter? « Finance, Funding, and Markets

Does Size Really Matter? « Finance, Funding, and Markets — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:52:13 +0000

[...] when I say that correlation does not imply causality. The VentureBeat article points to another article, by Techcrunch, which suggests a venture firm’s success is related to the size of its network. This should [...]

By: Timu, a social network for sports | Erik Bowman

Timu, a social network for sports | Erik Bowman — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:17:51 +0000

[...] lists the top 100 most "networked" venture capital firms and finds that Draper Fisher Jurvetson — which has an outpost in Seattle led by Bill Bryant [...]

By: Springstage Highlights | North Carolina Startup Blog

Springstage Highlights | North Carolina Startup Blog — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:59:42 +0000

[...] obvious, but their research is very interesting. Erick Schonfeld’s piece today titled, “The Top 100 Networked Venture Capitalist” explores the paper’s [...]

By: bwk

bwk — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:11:50 +0000

So who *are* the most successful VCs so far, at the moment?
The ones who have produced the most returns in say, the last 7 years.

By: Aashish Solanki

Aashish Solanki — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:00:17 +0000

Curious to know how the wheel was created? Which software / library?

By: A Techstars company gets funded, where to syndicate your venture deal and more | Startable

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:40:52 +0000

[...] the thing I’ve been thinking about for a while: “The Top 100 Networked Venture Capitalists.” I actually think the title to this Techcrunch article is a bit off, it should be the top [...]

By: jurvetson

jurvetson — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:51:47 +0000

The graphic is from my early facebook network, so is not related to the crunchbase analysis in the article.

I knew her from high school in Dallas, and yes, she rocks.

You can see some of the network clustering if you mouse over the graph here:
http://www.flic...son/2234378275/