Comments on: It’s the partner, not the firm http://cdixon.org/2009/08/19/its-the-partner-not-the-firm/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:10:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Old VC Firms: Get Ready To Be Disrupted | Tehranpi.net http://cdixon.org/2009/08/19/its-the-partner-not-the-firm/comment-page-1/#comment-8020 Old VC Firms: Get Ready To Be Disrupted | Tehranpi.net Mon, 03 May 2010 20:23:51 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=319#comment-8020 [...] firms don’t accrue institutional knowledge. VC returns are driven by partners, not firms. Studies have shown this, as will a quick perusal of the big exits at prominent VC firms. When key partners [...] [...] firms don’t accrue institutional knowledge. VC returns are driven by partners, not firms. Studies have shown this, as will a quick perusal of the big exits at prominent VC firms. When key partners [...]

]]> By: It’s the partner, not the firm | Igniting Startups - nPost http://cdixon.org/2009/08/19/its-the-partner-not-the-firm/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 It’s the partner, not the firm | Igniting Startups - nPost Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:58:20 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=319#comment-1527 [...] From cdixon.org [...] [...] From cdixon.org [...]

]]> By: Jaron's opinion: Selecting the right Partner http://cdixon.org/2009/08/19/its-the-partner-not-the-firm/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 Jaron's opinion: Selecting the right Partner Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:46:24 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=319#comment-1336 [...] Jaron has fytched a comment 6 seconds ago while browsing http://www.cdixon.org/?p=319 [...] [...] Jaron has fytched a comment 6 seconds ago while browsing http://www.cdixon.org/?p=319 [...]

]]> By: Jerry Ji http://cdixon.org/2009/08/19/its-the-partner-not-the-firm/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 Jerry Ji Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:23:14 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=319#comment-1311 Great job, of course it'd be appreciated better if you guys would highlight those toxic partners/firms on TheFunded.com Great job, of course it’d be appreciated better if you guys would highlight those toxic partners/firms on TheFunded.com

]]> By: chris http://cdixon.org/2009/08/19/its-the-partner-not-the-firm/comment-page-1/#comment-1293 chris Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:38:20 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=319#comment-1293 Hey David - Good points. I also have firms I consider "toxic" - no matter who the partner is. Chris Hey David – Good points. I also have firms I consider “toxic” – no matter who the partner is.
Chris

]]> By: David Cancel http://cdixon.org/2009/08/19/its-the-partner-not-the-firm/comment-page-1/#comment-1288 David Cancel Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:57:29 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=319#comment-1288 Keep dropping the science. Please. Great stuff. I agree the partner is everything in a VC deal. At Compete I was lucky enough to walk through the "apocalypse" that was 2000-2004 with Ted Dintersmith of CRV, the best investor I've ever worked with. He "saved" and "made" the company, no doubt about it. The other reasons that worked was 1) the rest of his partners were in general "good guys", and 2) he held a lot of sway within his firm (track record). I will warn entrepreneurs that no matter how great a partner is you still have to evaluate the rest of their partners and make sure that you will be able to work with them too. Their are several VC partners that I really like who are part of firms that I consider "toxic". No matter how much I like those partners their firms make doing a deal with them a non-starter. Keep dropping the science. Please. Great stuff.

I agree the partner is everything in a VC deal. At Compete I was lucky enough to walk through the “apocalypse” that was 2000-2004 with Ted Dintersmith of CRV, the best investor I’ve ever worked with. He “saved” and “made” the company, no doubt about it.

The other reasons that worked was 1) the rest of his partners were in general “good guys”, and 2) he held a lot of sway within his firm (track record).

I will warn entrepreneurs that no matter how great a partner is you still have to evaluate the rest of their partners and make sure that you will be able to work with them too. Their are several VC partners that I really like who are part of firms that I consider “toxic”. No matter how much I like those partners their firms make doing a deal with them a non-starter.

]]> By: chris http://cdixon.org/2009/08/19/its-the-partner-not-the-firm/comment-page-1/#comment-1287 chris Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:51:05 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=319#comment-1287 Very true. I should have mentioned that. Thanks for pointing it out. Very true. I should have mentioned that. Thanks for pointing it out.

]]> By: kylie sachs http://cdixon.org/2009/08/19/its-the-partner-not-the-firm/comment-page-1/#comment-1286 kylie sachs Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:48:50 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=319#comment-1286 Totally agree except that every once in a while, a partner leaves a firm and then you get some other partner...and who knows what happens then. So I still think it makes sense to meet as many partners as possible. You just never know what might happen and who might be your internal "sponsor" over time, and what their incentives are. Totally agree except that every once in a while, a partner leaves a firm and then you get some other partner…and who knows what happens then. So I still think it makes sense to meet as many partners as possible. You just never know what might happen and who might be your internal “sponsor” over time, and what their incentives are.

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