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Distilling Venture Capital

Bill Griesinger

Host Bill Griesinger brings an informed, unbiased and unique historical perspective to the venture capital and high-tech world. Drawing on over 20 years in venture finance, working with tech companies and venture capitalists, he offers an unfiltered and transparent view of the venture capital & high-tech universe.

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20:42

Shut-up and Listen! Rachel Chalmers Explains the...

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2015/04/09

Rachel Chalmers knows your Achilles heel. After two plus decades sitting in Silicon Valley's front row watching start-up technology companies, she has a very clear idea of the single biggest cause of start-up failure. Rachel was kind enough to sit down for a few minutes at the Montgomery Summit and talk about it. Listen in to hear what she sees as most critical for entrepreneurial success. My Guest Rachel Chalmers has been a long time observer and analyst in the world of technology. She describes

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29:57

Not So Fast! Nag Palavalli on the Perils of Easy...

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2015/03/26

Can you raise venture capital too easily? Nagarjun "Nag" Palavalli, my guest on this episode, thinks you can. Nag's journey from dropping out of college in India to the fast paced start-up culture at the Alchemist Accelerator in Silicon Valley illustrates the pitfalls of quick success. Nag also discusses why the romantic notion of the lone entrepreneur building a start-up can actually kill a great idea. And Nag identifies the one person he wishes he'd talked to before launching. My Guest Nag

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31:24

Nigel Grierson on 3 Fatal Mistakes Your Venture...

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2015/03/02

Nigel Grierson has been investing in start-ups for quite awhile, first by launching Intel Capital Europe and then as co-founder of Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures. To say he's learned a few things about venture capital success from failure is an understatement. In this episode he shares three of those lessons that apply to any start-up. My Guest Nigel Grierson co-founded the Doughty Hanson Technology Fund in 2000 and currently serves as co-Managing Director. His specific areas of expertise

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39:16

Help Wanted: Jeanette Cajide on Finding the Right...

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2015/02/15

Nobody was better prepared for leading a start-up than Jeanette Cajide. She had a solid academic foundations in public relations, communications, business and finance. She'd done technology consulting and turn around management. When a friend pulled her into launching a start-up app company, she was primed and ready. Listen in as Jeanette shares the struggles of getting Blurtt off the ground, pivoting and most importantly get the right people on board. My Guest Jeanette Cajide currently works at

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28:55

Herding Cats: Rick Faulk on Merging Start-ups - The...

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2014/11/14

Rick Faulk knew what it took to ramp sales for a venture backed software company. He'd done exactly that for WebEx prior to its sale to Cisco. Then he was asked to do the same thing as co-CEO for three merged social software companies. Listen in as Rick shares what he learned from this cat rodeo about M&A diligence, merging corporate cultures and decisive leadership. My Guest Rick Faulk has more than 30 years of experience in executive management, sales and marketing in the software industry. He's

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45:13

Learn To Take A Punch: Barry Weinbaum on...

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2014/10/25

Entrepreneurship is not for wimps. It's a good thing Barry Weinbaum learned how to take a punch when he was a kid growing up in the Bronx. He got socked by a massive telecom market meltdown, an over-sized, cash burning lab and factory, a founder law suit and a divided board. Oh yeah, and he had a few competitors as well. Barry lived to fight another day, so listen in to hear the valuable lessons he learned. My Guest Barry Weinbaum became a serial entrepreneur after a 20+ year career at Lucent

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34:01

Two Tours of Duty: Kevin Naughton on Returning To A...

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2014/10/25

Kevin Naughton had done the start-up thing and moved on. Then came the call: "We're in trouble. Can you come back and help us sell the company?" Kevin answered the call and returned for a second tour of duty at GTess, a Dallas based healthcare claims processing start-up. Listen in as Kevin explains what he learned about hiring too fast, customer consolidation, following industry norms down the wrong road and flying blind without proper financial and business metrics. My Guest An entrepreneurial

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30:57

Waiting For Uncle Sam: Mark Redlus on Gov’t Created...

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2014/10/06

It was a matter of when, not if. Global forces were pushing Mark Redlus' company ImageTree towards a huge opportunity. ImageTree's technology would be the gold standard for validating forest assets being used for carbon emissions off sets. Mark and his venture capital backers had already pivoted once. Listen in and find out what prevented them from pivoting a second time to save their company. My Guest Coming out of the Univ. of Pennsylvania's Wharton School with a BS in Management, Mark jumped

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42:50

Where’s The Exit? Dennis Clerke on Timing Exits &...

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2014/09/23

When should you sell your venture capital backed start-up? Entrepreneur Dennis Clerke joins me to discuss the start-up CEO's critical task of managing a company's path to an exit. Dennis discusses how to monitor your company's market environment and internal investor dynamics, so that you can exit at the optimal time. We also chat about promoting robust team debate while avoiding cancerous team dysfunction. My Guest As President of Monetization Dennis leads the content-monetization business at

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06:44

Fail Successfully – A Manifesto - The Venture Capital...

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2014/09/16

What is The Venture Capital Coroner’s Report? Why should you listen to it? And who is Mark W King? (and why does he use his middle initial?) Great questions that I answer in Episode Zero, The Prologue. After 17 years in the venture capital industry, I felt it was time for a public forum to discuss what we’ve learned about entrepreneurship, start-ups, venture capital and business in general from the huge number of companies that have not ended in success. In this prologue I explain my background

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