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Jeff Richards

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Partner, GGV Capital

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WEB: Jeff's Blog

Aug. 22, 2011

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Why Companies Go Public in a Stormy Market

Venture Capital

March 22, 2011

Jeff Richards and 4 other people answered this question

Looking for good examples of Social Commerce in action?

Judging by the Zulily boxes that arrive at my doorstep every week, I'd have to agree :) more

Consumer Behavior

Social Commerce

Feb. 23, 2011

Jeff Richards and 3 other people answered this question

What do you think the top 3 challenges are facing CIO's and their IT staff because of mobile?

Got it. The majority of the Fortune 500 are not running what we all read about on TechCrunch :)
Box is great. Big fan. more

Information Technology

Information Access and Dissemination

Information Architecture

Feb. 17, 2011

Jeff Richards and 2 other people answered this question

Venture Capital Best Practices: 3 Tips for Raising Venture Capital?

Michael - both Dave and Jeremy have hit the key points. I recently put a post on my blog about managing the first meeting with a VC. Some of the tips are basic, but you'd be surprised how often we see entrepreneurs & ceo's miss ... more

General Management

Feb. 15, 2011

Jeff Richards and 1 other person answered this question

In start-up land, what does a reasonable cap table look like vs. a poor cap table?

A lot of ways to answer this question, but let me add one very simple rule - a capitalization table with "clean" terms in each round is the simplest and best for the entrepreneur. The opposite of this would be one or more rounds of ... more

General Management

Financial Services

Feb. 15, 2011

Jeff Richards and 2 other people commented on a brief

How to Reach Out to Angels and VCs Effectively

Jerome - some good insights here. I always encourage entrepreneurs to really look to leverage LinkedIn - it is a very simple way to get warm intros to the right VC's. I second your comments (and Rick's) about meeting with the "right" VC's - individuals ... more

Feb. 15, 2011

Jeff Richards and 1 other person answered this question

Who are the best Venture Capital investors for mobile applications?

Michael - I am sure this could be a long list, but I'll throw a few names in the ring. Hany Nada (GGV Capital), Tim Chang (Norwest), David Weiden (Khosla), Bob Borchers (Opus Capital). All are focused on the sector, have successful track records and ... more

Information Technology

Jan. 19, 2011

Jeff Richards and 1 other person answered this question

Are VC's ramping up their investments in the BI sector?

Fred - Jeff Richards, Partner at GGV Capital (a $1B growth stage venture capital firm based on Sand Hill Rd). I'll give a perspective that takes a fairly wide view of "what BI is."
BI is a massive category that has seen some unbelievable returns ... more

Information Technology

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