Comments on: How many times can you bet on this guy?: Mike Cassidy

By: alex - unleash reality

alex - unleash reality — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:07:45 +0000

inspiring story.

makes me want to get up and make something happen.

super impressive. but at the same time mind-blowing. like. i can do that. right now.

thank you
alex - unleash reality

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TeraBitz’s Ash Munshi: How to ID a Market Primed for Speed - GigaOM — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:00:46 +0000

[...] 8, 2008 at 9:00 AM PT Comments (0) We hear often that speed is a virtue in the startup trade. Mike Cassidy thinks speed is the highest virtue, in fact. (Check out his presentation, Speeding Up All Parts of [...]

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Thu, 29 May 2008 23:54:12 +0000

[...] Cassidy – Benchmark Capital (Name unfamiliar? Click here.) Mike has been the Co-Founder and CEO of three start-ups: Xfire (acquired by MTV for $110M), [...]

By: Star-Studded SVASE Panel on Funding 2.0, How To Build A High Growth Startup Fast And Cheap.| Zoli’s Blog

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:02:03 +0000

[...] Mike Cassidy has co-founded and sold three companies: Stylus Innovation, Direct Hit and Xfire. He is currently Entrepreneur in Residence at Benchmark Capital, one of the Big Brand Names on venture capital. Traditional VC firms have to change: the capital efficiency of software startups means they cannot easily invest tens of millions in one startup anymore, and their traditional model is does not allow them to participate in much larger portfolios. But Mike is not a Partner: the Entrepreneur-in-Residence title means he is there fishing for his next Big Hit, and will jump back as entrepreneur quite soon. [...]

By: VentureBeat » Nirav Tolia, of Epinions fame, is back — joins Benchmark as EIR

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:00:35 +0000

[...] including former Google employees, Bret Taylor and Jim Norris (see our coverage), Mike Cassidy (our coverage) and Dave Goldberg (our coverage). Tolia brings with him Sarah Leary (below), an early employee at [...]

By: Two top Google engineers leave — to Benchmark Capital | Creeper SEO - Search Engine Optimization, SEO News, SEO Article and Information - Creeper-SEO.com

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:19:14 +0000

[...] has been loading up on EIRs lately — we reported last week on the hiring of Mike Cassidy for a similar position — in part because it is more aggressively investing in earlier companies. It now has four EIRs, [...]

By: Brian McConnell

Brian McConnell — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:29:02 +0000

I’ve known Mike since Stylus Innovation. He’s one of the brightest and most ethical people I’ve met in the business. Benchmark will do well with him as an EIR, and any entrepreneur who lands Mike as a CEO will be lucky indeed.

By: A. Smith

A. Smith — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:25:07 +0000

@Yikes,

Very well said – I experienced this first hand back in 2000.

VC’s (and EIR’s) will deny this till their blue in the face. Think “restart”.

By: Yikes

Yikes — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:56:50 +0000

Why would any entrepreneur pitch to an EIR? If you have a good idea, they are either likely to take it, or want to run your company.