Start-up fundraising is hard, unpredictable, and often very difficult to navigate. To shed some light on best practices for successful startup fundraising, Aviv Gilboa sat down with his partners Eric Feng and Randy Komisar to ask and answer the

Is Business School the New Design School?

Jun 20th, 2016 31m 43s

The 2016 Design In Tech Report revealed that all of the top ten U.S. business schools have design clubs led by students. The trend was remarkable, so we set out to interview student leaders at three business school clubs: Yale School of Managem

Tony Fadell Speaks Out About Innovation, Revolution, Nest, Steve Jobs and Entrepreneurship

Jun 9th, 2016 40m

This week on the Ventured podcast, Randy Komisar sat down with Tony Fadell, father of the iPod and co-founder of Nest. Tony recently announced he was leaving Nest and Alphabet to pursue other opportunities. Before letting Tony off the hook to f

Taking The “Dysfunction” Out Of Cross-Functional Teams

Jun 7th, 2016 32m 6s

As part of our Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) engineering meet-up series, Eric Feng had the opportunity to host a panel of leaders of various functions at top tech companies to discuss best practices in cross group teamwork and collabo

Are We Experiencing Transportation’s Instagram Moment?

Apr 26th, 2016 28m 3s

Three powerful trends – electrification, sharing and autonomous drive – are reshaping the future of transportation, with huge implications for the ecosystem. In just the past few weeks, there have been significant developments on all three fron

The User Guide to Early Stage Fundraising

Apr 6th, 2016 33m 26s

Over the last decade, the early-stage funding environment has dramatically changed. There are now myriad financing options that founders can consider as they look to build their companies. Nearly 70,000 companies received funding through angel

What Silicon Valley Can Do About Cyber Threats

Feb 17th, 2016 29m

As part of our Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) Leadership Salon series, we hosted a panel of cybersecurity entrepreneurs who have spent years working for the government before starting their own companies. They all have a perspective on

Building the Foundation for Company Growth: Why Boards Matter

Feb 17th, 2016 37m 24s

When people think about company building, they often think about high-performing management teams and hard-charging founder-CEOs who are assembling the business brick by brick. But when disaster hits or scandal strikes and organizational challe

How Kleiner Perkins Thinks About Investing In The Future Of Wearable Tech

Jan 29th, 2016 32m 24s

For years now, wearable devices have promised to help us lead healthier lives, experience life in new ways, and become less dependent on our smartphones. 2015 was a very important year for wearables as the market took several important steps to

The Mutually Beneficial Relationship Between Washington D.C. and Silicon Valley

Jan 21st, 2016 29m 25s

In this episode of ventured, KPCB partners Swati Mylavarapu and Mike Abbott had a discussion with KPCB Entrepreneur in Residence Ryan Panchadsaram about the intersection of government and technology. They discuss how Healthcare.gov was fixed, h

An Interview with General Keith Alexander on Cybersecurity, Snowden, and IronNet

Jan 20th, 2016 48m 28s

KPCB partner Brook Byers interviews General Keith Alexander about cybersecurity, terrorism, and corporate security. In the discussion, we learn that Alexander founded IronNet to fight cyber threats through technology as well as hear stories abo

Lack of Women in Tech: It’s More Than a Pipeline Problem

Jan 15th, 2016 41m 7s

How can we collectively work to improve women’s participation in the tech industry at each key stage of their careers? In this episode of Ventured, KPCB Partner Swati MylavarapuI spoke to two leaders on this topic -- Reshma Saujani, the founde

The Roadmap for Pitching a Venture Capital Firm

Jan 13th, 2016 31m 51s

In this episode of Ventured, Aviv Gilboa deconstructs venture capital for entrepreneurs raising a round of financing. Aviv spoke with KPCB partners Randy Komisar and Eric Feng about how they evaluate startup pitches and entrepreneurs who walk t

Redefining the Hustle: From Prison to Entrepreneurship

Jan 8th, 2016 31m 32s

More than 100 million Americans have a criminal history, according to a Department of Justice survey. In this episode of Ventured, Randy Komisar interviewed Catherine Hoke about how former inmates turn their experience running illegitimate busi

The Secret Force Behind Nest: Good Leadership and Product Design

Jan 7th, 2016 30m 11s

KPCB partner Swati Mylavarapu spoke to Matt Rogers, founder and VP of Engineering at Nest Labs, about how he helped scale the company from a garage startup to a significantly larger organization today. Reflecting back on the founding story of N

Lessons from Bill Campbell, Silicon Valley’s Secret Executive Coach

Dec 2nd, 2015 35m 11s

In this episode of Ventured, KPCB partner Randy Komisar talks to his longtime friend and colleague Bill Campbell about coaching tech CEOs in Silicon Valley. Having been a mentor to Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt and Larry Page, Campbell d

Better Health Through Design – More Usable, Understandable, and Profitable

Nov 26th, 2015 30m 24s

In this episode of ventured, KPCB design partner John Maeda and partner Lynne Chou discuss with designers and healthcare entrepreneurs the product decisions that led to the rise acquisition of Misfit, how designing good constraints can improve

Paving the Way for Women in Science and Tech

Nov 23rd, 2015 33m 34s

In this episode of Ventured, KPCB partner Beth Seidenberg, MD speaks to Eileen Pollack, author of The Only Woman in the Room, and Angie Chang, VP of Strategic Partnerships at Hackbright Academy and co-founder of Women 2.0. By discussing the cha

The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Surviving A Tech Bubble

Nov 14th, 2015 29m 55s

KPCB general partners Randy Komisar and Ted Schlein discuss their views on unicorns and whether they think there is a tech bubble about to pop. Komisar and Schlein provide advice for entrepreneurs on how to save enough money for runway to build

Preparing for the Technology Revolution Created by Artificial Intelligence

Nov 6th, 2015 30m

In this episode of Ventured, KPCB partner Randy Komisar speaks with Jerry Kaplan, author of Humans Need Not Apply, and John Markoff, author of Machines of Loving Grace. They discussed the impact of artificial intelligence and its effect on soci

The Inside Story of How Uber Built a Global Business

Nov 3rd, 2015 19m 35s

Kleiner Perkins partner Mood Rowghani interviewed Emil Michael, SVP of Business at Uber at a recent Kleiner Perkins CEO Summit. Throughout the discussion, Michael reveals how Uber started as an underdog and emerged as the market leader. A mix b

How Google Reinvented the Workplace

Oct 26th, 2015 28m 28s

KPCB Partner John Doerr hosts a behind the scenes conversation with Laszlo Bock, SVP of People Operations at Google, on Work Rules!, which Doerr calls “the Best Business Book of the Year.” They cover topics ranging from the secret to Google's s

Pinterest and the Process of Designing a Multi-Billion Dollar Startup

Oct 21st, 2015 26m 38s

This episode of ventured features a conversation between KPCB partner John Maeda and Pinterest CEO and co-founder Ben Silbermann. At KPCB’s recent CEO Workshop, Maeda talked to Silbermann about design principles and what it means to scale a mul

How Cyber Hacking is the New Global Battlefield

Oct 15th, 2015 27m 35s

Kevin Mandia and his security company, Mandiant, are probably most well known for their 2013 report exposing APT-1, one of China’s espionage units. Previously, there had only been rumors about the matter; Mandiant technology provided the proof.

Welcoming a New General Partner to Kleiner Perkins: Eric Feng

Oct 10th, 2015 26m 49s

Today we have a special edition episode of Ventured, where Randy Komisar interviews and welcomes a new general partner to Kleiner Perkins, Eric Feng, to discuss his decision to transition from an engineer and entrepreneur to Venture Capitalist.