Tag: Jim Breyer

So, you want to be a venture capitalist, eh?  Why not?  It just sounds cool, right?  Imagine you’re at a typical Silicon Valley meet-up or in your social circle – usually, everyone around you is an “engineer” but you respond with, “I’m a VC!”  All of a sudden, you’ve just moved up their speed dial and your personal stock skyrockets because you have everyone’s attention!  Look at some of the perks associated with being a VC: you have the potential of doing well financially; you can meet some of the brightest minds with amazing ideas that are about to change the world; you can become part of that elite Silicon Valley (and now Silicon Alley, NYC) group like Jim Breyer, Ron Conway, John Doerr and Fred Wilson; you can ‘get in the know’ about what’s happening, and most importantly, be a part of something that can change the entire landscape of how we technologically live our lives!  After hearing all of this, the question could easily change from “why do you want to be a VC?” to “why would you not want to be a VC?”, right?  Ready to sign up?  Slow your roll homeboy… it’s not as easy as you think! Continue reading “So you want to be a VC, eh? (Part 1)”