Ann Winblad

Winblad talks about how VCs are generally optimistic about market uptake, so in due diligence it is important to assess whether the customers are real ...

Winblad believes IBM has done an extraordinary job at establishing itself as a leader in software. IBM is proactive with acquiring early stage companies and ...

Winblad explains that companies use both a .net and a Java standard and neither has taken over. Most likely, neither will. Customers like to have ...

Winblad talks about how VCs spend a lot of time with the leaders of major technology companies to find out what they are looking for. ...

Winblad talks about how whole projects are not outsourced. The core technology is separated and written, while incremental pieces that would be done linearly are ...

Ann Winblad advises entrepreneurs to boil down their business plan and tell everyone in the company the top five assumptions for success. "As time goes ...

According to Winblad, the intellectual capital in your company and the coaching it gets is more important than money. There is a high bar for ...

Hummer Winblad is focused on enterprise, says Winbland, and Softbank on the consumer segment. Hummer Winblad's investments include: Voltage, the BASES contest winner in 2002, in ...

Winblad explains that very few Series A investments were done in 2002. However, a lot more were done in 2003 and will be done in 2004, she says. ...

Winblad talks about how in 2001, there was a challenge finding consumers for software products and costs had to be cut. Now, demand is improving and ...

Winblad talks about how the market is driven by consumers who want connectivity across devices, customizable products, and fair prices. Communication and collaboration are key ...

Ann Winblad of Hummer Winblad Ventures argues that there has been a steady dealflow in venture capital from 2002-2004. The software sector is still the ...

Ann Winblad, co-founding Partner of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, introduces herself and venture capitalist Heidi Roizen, who was not able to be there. She says ...

According to Winblad, M&A is picking up because companies now feel they can take risks in working with younger companies. Major corporations also ...