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Rory O’Driscoll: His Background and Advice to Entrepreneurs Seeking Funding

June 20th, 2010 |
Rory O’Driscoll: His Background and Advice to Entrepreneurs Seeking Funding

Rory O’Driscoll is a successful VC by anyone’s standards. He’s been in the business for almost two decades and invests in mobile, internet, and enterprise software companies. Some of his successful deals include: Omniture (Nasdaq, acquired by Adobe for $1.8B), [See the full post…]

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Jeff Calcagno: Healthcare Investment Investor Looks Ahead at The Opportunities for the Industry

April 21st, 2010 |
Jeff Calcagno: Healthcare Investment Investor Looks Ahead at The Opportunities for the Industry

Jeff Calcagno’s impressive background as both a clinician and executive in the healthcare industry has provided the necessary background for his role as an investor. In this podcast, Jeff describes how he came to Scale VP and where he believes [See the full post…]

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Rob Theis Discusses His Investment In Hubspot And Trends In Enterprise Investing

November 3rd, 2009 |
Rob Theis Discusses His Investment In Hubspot And Trends In Enterprise Investing

Scale Venture Partners Managing Director, Rob Theis, who invests in technology infrastructure and applications tells how it is a great time to invest in successful consumer applications that can be brought to the enterprise. His latest investment, HubSpot is an [See the full post…]

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Andy Vitus, Principal at SVP, Gives Investment Insights for Cloud Computing

October 31st, 2009 |
Andy Vitus, Principal at SVP, Gives Investment Insights for Cloud Computing

Andy Vitus discusses how he approaches investing in cloud computing. He describes how SVP talked to hundreds of directors in data centers so they could learn how to work more efficiently. As an investor in start ups, Andy shares SVP’s [See the full post…]

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Success is in the Air for Lou Bock

September 28th, 2009 |
Success is in the Air for Lou Bock

It’s August 2009 and in the last 12 months, Lou Bock‘s portfolio has had some impressive success. He talks about how Zogenix, Horizon Therapeutics, Somaxon, Prestwick Pharmaceuticals and Orexigen have all done well. The Scale Venture Partners Managing Director has [See the full post…]

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Healthcare Services and Medical Devices Is Mark Brooks Investment Sweet Spot

September 22nd, 2009 |
Healthcare Services and Medical Devices Is Mark Brooks Investment Sweet Spot

Managing Director of Scale Venture Partners, Mark Brooks tells listeners what types of deals he likes most. He also describes his analytical investment process and what tips he has for entrepreneurs who believe they have an investment for SVP.

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Lou Bock’s Thoughts on Venture Investing

July 10th, 2009 |
Lou Bock’s Thoughts on Venture Investing

Capital efficiency and regulatory hurdles are the two main challenges for investing in healthcare today. Scale Venture Partners Managing Director, Lou Bock shares these insights as well as discussing what is most important to him in an investment today.

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Insights on Venture Capital Investing from Jim Jones

July 10th, 2009 |
Insights on Venture Capital Investing from Jim Jones

Reflecting on his life in venture capital, Managing Director, Jim Jones shares his thoughts on the best areas for investment today. At Scale Venture Partners, he sees three key trends as most intriguing: the cost of data in the enterprise, [See the full post…]

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Venture Capital Today From Sharon Wienbar

July 10th, 2009 |
Venture Capital Today From Sharon Wienbar

Scale Venture Partners Managing Director, Sharon Wienbar gives listeners her perspective on life of a venture capitalist and what her interests are in investing. She is most excited about crowdsourcing, vertical content and business software-as-a-service. Despite the current recessionary environment, [See the full post…]

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