http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:07:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-716550 VentureBeat » Kleiner steals Chi-Hua Chien, Web 2.0 guru, from Accel Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:11:05 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/#comment-716550 [...] For quite some time, renowned venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers has been looking for a partner who can focus on investing in web startups, we’ve been hearing. [...] [...] For quite some time, renowned venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers has been looking for a partner who can focus on investing in web startups, we’ve been hearing. [...]

]]> http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-716564 VentureBeat » Kleiner steals Chi-Hua Chien, Web 2.0 guru, from Accel Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:11:05 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/#comment-716564 [...] For quite some time, renowned venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers has been looking for a partner who can focus on investing in web startups, we’ve been hearing. [...] [...] For quite some time, renowned venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers has been looking for a partner who can focus on investing in web startups, we’ve been hearing. [...]

]]> http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-628546 courtney benson Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:12:44 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/#comment-628546 As others have stated KPs funded some of best and in my opinion will continue to do so. Their expertise is in hiring top talent that sees both the forest and the trees. Note: there's something to be said for experience. As others have stated KPs funded some of best and in my opinion will continue to do so. Their expertise is in hiring top talent that sees both the forest and the trees. Note: there’s something to be said for experience.

]]> http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-624864 David Gong Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:56:33 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/#comment-624864 I second Jason's comment. Per my experience, KP follows a rigorous value chain impact maximization (lack of better words) valuating process to invest in companies. Anyone could miss some opportunities. But if a Web2.0 company's fundamental business model were so strikingly disruptive and scalable, KP would probably have "hunt" it done. Lately I heard one of the hottest money making venture businesses in China is to farm potatoes. When you have billion people hungry for French Fries, you bet someone will take a second look at earth moving farmers with serious many 1s and 0s in mind. I second Jason’s comment. Per my experience, KP follows a rigorous value chain impact maximization (lack of better words) valuating process to invest in companies. Anyone could miss some opportunities. But if a Web2.0 company’s fundamental business model were so strikingly disruptive and scalable, KP would probably have “hunt” it done. Lately I heard one of the hottest money making venture businesses in China is to farm potatoes. When you have billion people hungry for French Fries, you bet someone will take a second look at earth moving farmers with serious many 1s and 0s in mind.

]]> http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-624626 Jason Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:35:36 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/#comment-624626 I've got to disagree with Steve. KP funded the companies that basically created the consumer Internet as we know it today -- Netscape, Amazon, Google. Not to mention the infrastructure that powers big chunks of the Internet -- Sun Microsystems & Juniper Networks. Just because they've been quiet on investing in Web 2.0 "feature companies" doesn't mean that they're not ready to help build the next great Internet company. I’ve got to disagree with Steve. KP funded the companies that basically created the consumer Internet as we know it today — Netscape, Amazon, Google. Not to mention the infrastructure that powers big chunks of the Internet — Sun Microsystems & Juniper Networks. Just because they’ve been quiet on investing in Web 2.0 “feature companies” doesn’t mean that they’re not ready to help build the next great Internet company.

]]> http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-624304 Valley Grunt Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:01:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/#comment-624304 Hmm. Steve's comment above left me a wee bit bemused:- While KPCB hasn't had any consumer web hits lately, I dare say they are still one of the top-three marquee names in the venture community. Netscape, Amazon, Google were as consumer-webby as you can get... Hmm. Steve’s comment above left me a wee bit bemused:- While KPCB hasn’t had any consumer web hits lately, I dare say they are still one of the top-three marquee names in the venture community. Netscape, Amazon, Google were as consumer-webby as you can get…

]]> http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-624136 Steve Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:47:57 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/#comment-624136 Kleiner is wholly irrelevant in the consumer Internet sector. No decent entrepreneur would consider pitching them for a consumer web business. Kleiner is wholly irrelevant in the consumer Internet sector. No decent entrepreneur would consider pitching them for a consumer web business.

]]> http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-624094 Jared Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:18:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/#comment-624094 Technologies include "CSS, XHTML"... doesn't that include every web company ever? Technologies include “CSS, XHTML”… doesn’t that include every web company ever?

]]> http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-623352 Web 2.0 bubble | Startup Addict Musings Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:13:49 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/08/kliener-perkins-hiring-to-invest-in-consumer-internet/#comment-623352 [...] to VentureBeatan interesting article from SiliconValleyWatcher web 2.0 is not only getting haggard but is no [...] [...] to VentureBeatan interesting article from SiliconValleyWatcher web 2.0 is not only getting haggard but is no [...]

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