Well, not really, but with the stream of breakfast meetings, it sure feels that way!<\/p>\n
I think I’m spending too much time with venture guys.<\/p>\n
As I’ve written before<\/a>, the venture business is struggling. \u00a0There’s still too much money, funds are too big, there are too many professionals, etc. \u00a0 Big, name-brand funds have a hard time participating in the smaller, more capital-efficient projects (which is where the action is, at least in software). \u00a0Things are getting a little better, but long-term nature of venture funds will cause the correction to happen in slow-motion.<\/span><\/p>\n I’m realizing I’m spending a lot of time talking to venture friends about projects that they (a) can put a lot of capital into (that may not necessarily need it), (b) incubator\/hatchery\/Y-Combinator type programs, (c) new seed-stage funds, etc. \u00a0Some ideas are interesting, but I’m realizing these discussions are more about solving their<\/em> problems.<\/p>\n Now, I’m not anti-VC at all. \u00a0For the right project, venture definitely has a place. \u00a0But I need to take my own advice: \u00a0less time with venture folks, more time being entrepreneurial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, not really, but with the stream of breakfast meetings, it sure feels that way! I think I’m spending too much time with venture guys. As I’ve written before, the venture business is struggling. \u00a0There’s still too much money, funds … Continue reading