Stanford Technology Ventures Program : Brook Byers

ETL Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Podcast

John Hennessy, Stanford University Kavita Ramdas, Global Fund for Women Paul Yock, Stanford University Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Jeff Koseff, Stanford University Chip Blacker, Stanford University KR Sridhar, Bloom Energy

The Role of Entrepreneurship in Solving World Problems

Prominent industry leaders team up with Stanford Faculty to discuss entrepreneurial solutions to problems in the areas of international affairs, human health and the environment. ...

Podcast 82 minutes

Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Career Advice

Byers advices graduating students who are budding entrepreneurs to look for a company that will mentor and train them with invaluable experience.

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Importance of Stem Cell

Byers talks about how he got involved in the stem cell initiative and its importance to him.

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Passion for Work

Byers' passion for his work is the driving force behind his success.

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Developing Close Working Relationships

Byers reveals how Kleiner Perkins develops close working relationships with its teams by following the 'We are all in this together' attitude.

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

The Ideal Team

What does Kleiner Perkins perceive to be an ideal team? Byers believes that an ideal team simply comprises of just the essential people.

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Looking for Investors

Byers discusses the number of co-investors one should approach and suggests that while going to investors one should know about their investors very well.

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Getting Funding

Byers discusses the process and the time that it takes for an entrepreneur to earn a standing to the time when he might get financed.

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Decision-Making at Kleiner Perkins

Byers gives an insight into the decision-making process at Kleiner Perkins on how it makes investment decisions. He advises entrepreneurs on ways to champion starting ...

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Magic Mondays

Magic Monday is a meeting day for venture capitalists. Byers talks about the importance of Mondays in venture capitalist organizations.

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Size of VC Firms

Byers discusses the different ways in which venture capital firms size themselves and makes recommendations on how they should go about investing.

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Evolution of Start-up Companies

Byers talks about the trends in which startups evolved from the mid 90's to the late 90's.

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

VC Industry: An Ecosystem

Brook Byers, partner at KPCB, talks about the diversity of the VC industry and uses a biological metaphor to compare the industry to an ecosystem.

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Multiple Investors

Byers believes that two to three co-investors is a good set for a young venture. An entrepreneur should balance between the number of investors and ...

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Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Knowing Your Customers

Byers believes that entrepreneurs should have a strong resonance with their customers. An acid test for entrepreneurs is to know their audience.

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