Reason for Kleiner’s start in clean-tech: Bill Joy’s luxury boat
Newsweek has a good story about how big-name Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins fell for clean tech.
It took several steps, but the ironic obsession by new partner Bill Joy with his $50 million 190-foot superyacht is what put it into high-gear:
…Joy was already… Continue Reading
Bill Joy’s $50 million eco-friendly yacht
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Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, is building a $50 million yacht — an eco-friendly 190-footer named Ethereal — to be the most efficient, eco-friendly boat afloat.
Joy, who is now a venture capitalist at Silicon Valley venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, apparently told… Continue Reading