Tuesday, January 03, 2006
I can never be a venture capitalist? Damn.
One thing I've wanted to become at some point in the twlight of my career is a venture capitalist. It's not so much about the money as it is helping aspiring young businesspeople to realize their goals of growing their ideas and create something special. Screw it...who am I kidding? It's all about the money!
Seriously, this is something I'd like to do someday after decades of gaining experience and expertise. In a greedy world, is there anything more noble than wanting to altruistically help people accomplish their dreams?
The problem? I've no idea where to start. I got some harrowing realism on the subject after a quick search including this and this. They both imply I haven't got the chops to make it in the VC world. Now at the risk of crossing over between confidence and arrogance...
I've got an MBA, but tragically not from Harvard or Stanford. Not even a school ending in "rd". I've been fortunate to have prospered during the good times and weathered several storms. I've got a helluva lot of experience in media, Internet technology and entrepreneurship, but not at the Fortune 500 level. I like to think I have a pulse for trends in several disparate industries. I know what it takes to win because I've been there before.
I make organizational decisions after drawing upon my life experience as an athlete, musician, computer scientist and businessman. So I'm kinda diversified. But I'm nowhere near being rich. And I'm proud of my upbringing and background, but I don't exactly come from a hometown known for being the epicenter of anything or producing people that contribute concepts to the world with global impact.
Maybe it'll happen. I could do it - eventually - with some elbow grease and patience. I've spent my entire life proving naysayers wrong, just to see the pissed off look on their faces when it did come to pass. Huh - "spite as career motivator".
How's that for a first venture plan?
Seriously, this is something I'd like to do someday after decades of gaining experience and expertise. In a greedy world, is there anything more noble than wanting to altruistically help people accomplish their dreams?
The problem? I've no idea where to start. I got some harrowing realism on the subject after a quick search including this and this. They both imply I haven't got the chops to make it in the VC world. Now at the risk of crossing over between confidence and arrogance...
I've got an MBA, but tragically not from Harvard or Stanford. Not even a school ending in "rd". I've been fortunate to have prospered during the good times and weathered several storms. I've got a helluva lot of experience in media, Internet technology and entrepreneurship, but not at the Fortune 500 level. I like to think I have a pulse for trends in several disparate industries. I know what it takes to win because I've been there before.
I make organizational decisions after drawing upon my life experience as an athlete, musician, computer scientist and businessman. So I'm kinda diversified. But I'm nowhere near being rich. And I'm proud of my upbringing and background, but I don't exactly come from a hometown known for being the epicenter of anything or producing people that contribute concepts to the world with global impact.
Maybe it'll happen. I could do it - eventually - with some elbow grease and patience. I've spent my entire life proving naysayers wrong, just to see the pissed off look on their faces when it did come to pass. Huh - "spite as career motivator".
How's that for a first venture plan?
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