Jeff Bussgang talks about product focused entrepreneurs vs business focused entrepreneurs. Jeff believes that teams need both skills on order to be successful. Sometimes they are found in one founder but usually cofounders are needed to bring both skills to the table. In those cases, chemistry among cofounders is extremely important.

 

Gus Weber from Microsoft, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Venture Capitalist and Author Jeff Bussgang provide opening remarks at the Boston book launch party for Mastering the VC Game

There's been alot of chatter in the community about a start-up renaissance in Boston recently. Flybridge Capital’s Jeff Bussgang delivers a presentation to a group of Harvard Business School students who are interested in entrepreneurship in Boston on what makes the Boston start-up scene special.

In Part 1, Jeff talks about the genesis of the book, his background as founder of UPromise, how he made it over to the " Dark Side" of VC, and how and when entrepreneurs should approach VC's

In Part 2, Jeff gives advice on what entrepreneurs should and shouldn't do when pitching their ideas to VC's and what are the most commonly used levers that VC's have on price in a term-sheet.