My very first investment for #HPEPathfinder !
Excited to have @unqork in our portfolio and watch the strides it makes in the codeless future!
Below is my assessment of the #NoCode space and how @HPE plans to partner with @unqork#DevOps#futureofwork https://t.co/QtPlAF41tO
@USAndIndia When will you start issuing Greencard visas again? My father was supposed to get his interview last year in March and it got cancelled. No updates since then.
@PublicStorage Any reason why the employees are unhappy at the Lenfest Road, San Jose location? They can’t seem to be bothered to answer the phone and when someone does, they are curt and hang up. Can we spread some holiday cheer and have my issue resolved? Merry Christmas! 😊
As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing problem of unequal justice, I’ve heard many ask how we can sustain momentum to bring about real change.
Nobody talks about failure in Silicon Valley, yet 90% of startups fail.
Why?
3 yrs ago, @neerajberry and I shut down @Sprig, which raised $60M from @GreylockVC + @socialcapital & grew to $20m revenue.
Then, it all fell apart.
For an honest story about failure,
**Read on**
The first Kleiner Perkins fund was an $8m fund. Its big hit was Genentech, started by Bob Swanson who was an associate they had fired.
When he came back with a business plan, the risk was “Would God let you make a new life form?”
God smiled.
Kleiner & Perkins I returned $165m.
Tech birthdays in September 2019:
Tinder: 7 years
Snap: 8 years
Stripe: 8 years
Android: 11 years
Chrome: 11 years
DuckDuckGo: 11 years
Steam: 16 years
Firefox: 17 years
Line: 19 years
Google: 21 years
eBay: 24 years
Linux: 28 years
Nintendo: 130 years
Kodak: 131 years