Navin Chaddha, Robin Vasan, Rajeev Batra and Raj Kapoor share their perspective on new developments and emerging players in the energytech, enterprise and consumer Internet sectors; and here are our Q1 2010 news highlights.
In this issue, we take a look at the energytech sector, including market drivers, an end-to-end investment perspective, policies and business models. Our guest interview is with Stanford professor and Senior Fellow of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics James Sweeney who brings a macro-economic and policy view to the sector.
This edition of our newsletter publishes the results of our CEO survey as they examine their businesses in the face of uncertain financial times. We also share news highlights from the last quarter.
Mayfield Fund Managing Directors Yogen Dalal, Allen Morgan, and Raj Kapoor on mining opportunity in a changed online advertising market; Veteran advertising guru Rishad Tobaccowala on the lessons learned from Advertising 1.0 and what startup CEOs need to know now; and we share the latest Mayfield Fund news.
Mayfield Fund Managing Directors Navin Chaddha and Janice Roberts discuss how consumers and the global economy are driving the emergence of next generation networks; Desh Deshpande, veteran networking entrepreneur and co-founder of Sycamore Networks, Cascade Networks and Tejas Networks, talks about what's working for investors and provides advice to entrepreneurs; and we share some recent Mayfield and portfolio company news.
Managing Director Navin Chaddha, with Nikhil Khattau and Vikram Godse of Mayfield's India-based investment team, discuss India's rapid rise; an interview with C.K. Prahalad, author, consultant, and professor of corporate strategy at The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Managing Directors Kevin Fong and Raj Kapoor discuss what separates the memorable from the mundane when assessing startup innovation; an interview with innovation guru Larry Keeley, and the latest news on our partners and portfolio companies.
Managing Directors Robin Vasan and Navin Chaddha discuss the latest trends in enterprise technology investing that are driven, in part, by the rise of the Internet 100; we interview former Fox Interactive Media COO Mark Jung, and the latest news on our partners and portfolio companies.
Mayfield Fund Managing Director Kevin Fong on lessons learned from the firm's early-stage investment deals in China; Howard Chao, a partner at O'Melveny & Meyers, discusses China's unique legal challenges; and we share some recent Mayfield and portfolio company news.
Mayfield Fund Managing Director Allen Morgan highlights vertical search provider Jobster as an example of trends in the Internet media and search sector; Charlene Li, Forrester Research analyst and blogger highlights the future of Web 2.0 and the genius of YouTube; and we share some recent Mayfield and portfolio company news.
Mayfield Fund Managing Director Janice Roberts highlights VoIP provider SunRocket as an example of the momentum in the communications/mobility sector; Russ Shaw, O2 executive and our American in London outlines European mobile user trends; and we share some recent Mayfield and portfolio company news.
In this debut issue of our monthly online newsletter, Mayfield Fund Managing Director Kevin Fong highlights 3PAR Data as an example of building a great company by taking the long-term view; David Thomson, author of Blueprint to a Billion, discusses the seven essentials to success of great companies; and we share some recent Mayfield and portfolio company news.
In this newsletter, we celebrate the innovation and fearless attitude of the entrepreneurs behind some of our recent investments. We follow five companies from idea through funding and offer insights into the people leading them. Companies profiled include Groundwork, Jotspot, Quickoffice, Snap, and Webroot.