When we started Half.com we did a west coast roadtrip and pitched over a dozen VCs. None said yes. Few said no. Most said some form of Maybe.
Maybe if you had more customer data. Maybe if you had more distribution deals. Maybe if…
When I became a VC I aspired to be a quick yes — or a quick no.
Jack Johnson’s aptly named song Flake could have been written about VC fundraising:
It seems to me that maybe
It pretty much always means no
A maybe VC is a lazy VC.
My mom died this week. I'm struggling to figure out what to say. Not because I'm speechless but because I can't possibly fit it all into a single eulogy.
Today we launched Sky Glass, the new streaming TV with Sky inside. Built on over 30 years of understanding what customers love, this is a TV that only Sky could make.
Hear from our Group CEO Dana Strong and Brian Roberts, Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation at the launch👇