As an investor, there are many factors that I consider when working with founders. Along with pitching a good idea, I’m also thinking of the biases that…
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Learn More >Eileen Odum and I have just wrapped up co-teaching this spring quarter of the CEO and Board Leadership class at the University of Washington’s Foster School of…
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Learn More >Over my career as a VC at Bay Partners, I’ve had many people ask me how to become a venture capitalist. In fact, my son is enjoying a…
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