Jeff Bussgang

Jeff Bussgang is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners whose investment interests and entrepreneurial experience are in consumer, Internet commerce, marketing services, software and wireless start-ups. He was recently appointed to serve as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship.
His popular blog on helping demystify the venture business for entrepreneurs, "Seeing Both Sides", can be found at www.seeingbothsides.com. You can also follow Jeff on Twitter.

Recent Posts

What rehab taught me about making bad investments

What rehab taught me about making bad investments

(Editor’s note: Jeff Bussgang is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. This column originally appeared on his blog Seeing Both Sides.)

For as long as I can remember, I have been an enthusiastic participant in sports.  To be clear, I’m not a great athlete (in fact, I’m… Continue Reading

The VC gender gap – Are VCs sexist?

The VC gender gap – Are VCs sexist?

(Editor’s note: Jeff Bussgang is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. This column originally appeared on his blog Seeing Both Sides.)

I find the preponderance of males in VC an annoying and stubborn phenomenon.  When I first entered the start-up game as an entrepreneur in… Continue Reading

Negotiating VC funding? Look beyond ‘the pre’

Negotiating VC funding? Look beyond ‘the pre’

(Editor’s note: Jeff Bussgang is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. This column originally appeared on his blog Seeing Both Sides.)

VCs have an unfair advantage when it comes to financings.  They simply have more experience doing deals.

A typical start-up company will do 2-4 venture… Continue Reading

The idea’s great, but the leadership team stinks…

The idea’s great, but the leadership team stinks…

(Editor’s note: Jeff Bussgang is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. This column originally appeared on his blog Seeing Both Sides.)

One of the things I continue to struggle with as a VC is the unfortunate fact that I am in the business of saying “no”… Continue Reading

Should entrepreneurs be more like teenage girls?

Should entrepreneurs be more like teenage girls?

Even though I graduated from college (gasp) 18 years ago, I still think about the school season as my annual planning cycle rather than the calendar year.  Having three school age kids reinforces this life rhythm.

And so as I was thinking through my personal goals for… Continue Reading

Top five take-aways from CTIA

Top five take-aways from CTIA

[Editor's note: This column has been republished from Jeff Bussgang's blog Seeing Both Sides. It also ran on PE Hub.]

The annual wireless industry trade show, CTIA, had some interesting trends this year. Putting aside the fact that Las Vegas feels like a ghost town, cab… Continue Reading