‘We Wanted Flying Cars, Instead We Got 140 Characters’

VC manifesto from the Founders Fund. “To understand why VC has done so poorly, it helps to approach the future through the lens of VC portfolios during the industry’s heyday, comparing past portfolios to portfolios as they exist today. In the 1960s, venture closely associated with the emerging semiconductor industry (Intel, e.g., was one of the first – and is still one of the greatest – VC investments). In the 1970s, computer hardware and software companies received funding; the 1980s brought the first waves of biotech, mobility, and networking companies; and the 1990s added the Internet in its various guises.”

Source: Founders Fund
Published: Jul 25, 2011
Length: 19 minutes (4,870 words)
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