Comments on: A Walk on the Dark Side http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/01/18/a-walk-on-the-dark-side/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:30:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mike Hunt http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/01/18/a-walk-on-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-7170 Mike Hunt Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:01:54 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2008/01/18/a-walk-on-the-dark-side/#comment-7170 VC's are only around because of the Entrepreneurs that give them life. I am a real seriel entrepreneur and not a wanna be. Venture capital is not a science. It's not anything to be discussed hardly about. VC's can't see into the future. They bet on teams, and do deals with people they can trust. Simple as that. The fact that you may have done 1 deal out of 120 other deals or meetings that you took has nothing to do with who you trusted but who could trust you. VC’s are only around because of the Entrepreneurs that give them life. I am a real seriel entrepreneur and not a wanna be.

Venture capital is not a science. It’s not anything to be discussed hardly about. VC’s can’t see into the future. They bet on teams, and do deals with people they can trust. Simple as that.

The fact that you may have done 1 deal out of 120 other deals or meetings that you took has nothing to do with who you trusted but who could trust you.

]]> By: Ken Wood http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/01/18/a-walk-on-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-7169 Ken Wood Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:57:11 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2008/01/18/a-walk-on-the-dark-side/#comment-7169 Wade doesn't say it, but the article is light and of very little depth. Nijhawan needs to do his homework Wade doesn’t say it, but the article is light and of very little depth.

Nijhawan needs to do his homework

]]> By: Wade Roush http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/01/18/a-walk-on-the-dark-side/comment-page-1/#comment-6860 Wade Roush Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:25:48 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2008/01/18/a-walk-on-the-dark-side/#comment-6860 Mark Modzelewski, in his must-read Boston Herald blog Hub 2.0, has a thoughtful response to Vinit's column. He takes issue with just about every single point Vinit makes, but in a nice way. He closes: "I agree with Mr. Nijhawan that venture capital can be done more effectively and that start-ups need more help and funding options, however making one work better doesn’t necessarily fix the other." See http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/news/hub_20/index.php/2008/01/20/more-on-the-need-for-a-fix-for-venture-capital/ Mark Modzelewski, in his must-read Boston Herald blog Hub 2.0, has a thoughtful response to Vinit’s column. He takes issue with just about every single point Vinit makes, but in a nice way. He closes: “I agree with Mr. Nijhawan that venture capital can be done more effectively and that start-ups need more help and funding options, however making one work better doesn’t necessarily fix the other.” See http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/news/hub_20/index.php/2008/01/20/more-on-the-need-for-a-fix-for-venture-capital/

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