Del Johnson
@deljohnsonvc.bsky.social
Don't break into Venture Capital, break it!
Silicon Valley Venture Capital can be thought of as a cartel where a small number of fund managers control the purse strings and bar competing funds and founders from the industry. I speak of the mechanism here:
www.wired.com/story/to-sav...
www.wired.com/story/to-sav...
How Venture Capital Can Avoid the Next Silicon Valley Bank Fiasco
The crisis exposed Big VC’s flaws. It’s time to rethink venture capital’s power—and reimagine investment in innovation.
www.wired.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Silicon Valley Venture Capital can be thought of as a cartel where a small number of fund managers control the purse strings and bar competing funds and founders from the industry. I speak of the mechanism here:
www.wired.com/story/to-sav...
www.wired.com/story/to-sav...
Support in popular terms is irrelevant. The issue is that 5% of investors control around 70% of the capital. These powerbrokers largely decide what gets built and who advances in the industry.
February 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Support in popular terms is irrelevant. The issue is that 5% of investors control around 70% of the capital. These powerbrokers largely decide what gets built and who advances in the industry.
I am perhaps THE only expert on this issue. Happy to talk with anyone who wants to change things and has the actual ability to help. www.theinformation.com/articles/ven...
Venture Capital Isn’t the Problem—It’s Venture Capitalists
The market downturn has sent many tech company valuations into freefall, leading to questions about whether the venture model—based on the power law, the notion that a small number of mega-successful ...
www.theinformation.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I am perhaps THE only expert on this issue. Happy to talk with anyone who wants to change things and has the actual ability to help. www.theinformation.com/articles/ven...
Here's my article on how to practically break SV "little tech" power. The issue with the political rhetoric is that the vast majority of commentators misunderstand the levers of SV power and focus on the wrong things. www.wired.com/story/to-sav...
How Venture Capital Can Avoid the Next Silicon Valley Bank Fiasco
The crisis exposed Big VC’s flaws. It’s time to rethink venture capital’s power—and reimagine investment in innovation.
www.wired.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Here's my article on how to practically break SV "little tech" power. The issue with the political rhetoric is that the vast majority of commentators misunderstand the levers of SV power and focus on the wrong things. www.wired.com/story/to-sav...