Larry Scheinfeld: The Top 3 Reasons Why Salt Lake City is the Next Silicon Valley
Watch out, San Francisco - Salt Lake City is fast becoming a hub for the tech industry, and people are starting to take note. This news may come as a shock, but Utah’s transformation into a top tech destination has already been underway for close to a decade. And...
Larry Scheinfeld: Succession in Venture Capitalism: How to Change Leadership Smoothly
Planning and executing the transfer of power from one generation of VC managers to the next, a process known as succession, has been described as one of the biggest problems confronting VC firms today. Many of the leaders in this industry have spent years, if not...
Larry Scheinfeld: Unicorns Dominate Venture Capital Investments, Leaving Startups Troubled
According to a new study by PitchBook, early-stage startups are having trouble raising funds as billion-dollar unicorns receive more venture capital than ever before. In the second quarter of 2016, billion-dollar companies like Snapchat and Uber received $8.78...
Larry Scheinfeld: Arianna Huffington To Launch New Startup Thrive
Over a decade after birthing one of the Internet’s most popular and wide-reaching news outlets, Arianna Huffington is looking to try her hands at a new venture. Bloomberg reports Huffington is preparing to launch a new company known as Thrive. The startup will...
Larry Scheinfeld: How Accurate is HBO’s Silicon Valley to the Real Silicon Valley?
It should be no surprise that Mike Judge, who brought us such satirical classics as “Office Space” and “Idiocracy,” has once again hit home with his latest venture, “Silicon Valley.” The breakout HBO comedy has resonated with audiences not only for its great actors...
Larry Scheinfeld: Asian Startups Affected By VC Slowdown
Asian tech startups are facing an unprecedented challenge. For the past several years, venture capital investment in Asian startups grew steadily from approximately 100 deals and $1 billion per quarter in 2011 to up to 300 deals and $5 billion per quarter in 2015. But...
Larry Scheinfeld: Are Unicorns Going Out to Pasture?
Unicorns are no longer the stuff of legend -- not the fanciful equines marked with elegant wings and prominent horns. Instead, at the mention of the term “unicorn”, the Silicon Valley tech startups valued between $1 and $10 billion, is evoked. Supposed to be as rare...
Larry Scheinfeld: VC Chamath Palihapitiya Predicts Amazon.com Will Hit $3 Trillion Profitability
Amazon.com investor who, VC Chamath Palihapitiya, extolled the virtues of Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s potential to generate $3 trillion in profits at the Next Wave Sohn Conference in New York this week. Born in Sri Lanka, Palihapitiya became a Facebook executive after...
Larry Scheinfeld: Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Angel Investor?
The fascination with startups continue to rise, making the prospect of becoming an angel investor an attractive endeavor. A number of angel investors have been employing online crowdfunding to pool money as angel networks hoping to share investment and risk. Because...
Larry Scheinfeld: Why Do VCs Love Tech Spin-offs? 5 Reasons.
A tech spin-off investment is a no-brainer for VCs because of their access to the resources, reputation, and management of its established startup parent company. Piggy-backing on the strengths of a proven Silicon Valley winner makes for a less risky investment. VCs...
