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The Revenge of the Fat Guy

[This post is by Ben Horowitz.] Fred Wilson wrote a counter post to my The Case for the Fat Startup that you can find here. Before countering his counter, I’d like to say that Fred is one of my favorite VCs and has a marvelous track record of success. Further, I’d like to thank Fred…

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The Case for the Fat Startup

These days, nearly all the entrepreneurs who come pitch at our venture firm Andreessen Horowitz highlight how little money they are raising and how "lean" they are planning to run the company. While we don't want to invest a single dollar more than a company needs, there is a case to be made for raising…

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What do we look for in entrepreneurs?

Hot off the virtual press: my partner Ben has posted a great essay on leadership over at TechCrunch. The post should be of particular interest to entrepreneurs who are raising money from our venture fund, as Ben articulates the three key traits we look for in the leaders of the startups we fund.  Bonus feature:…

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Angels vs. Venture Capitalists

[This blog post is by Ben Horowitz, the Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz.]   At our new venture fund, we’ve been spending time looking into new ways that will make the lives of entrepreneurs seeking funding easier. To that end, we’ve linked up with Ted Wang who has been working on an open source legal project…

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