Not Innovation Is Dead
More than 80% of the world's population still has no access to meaningful technology applications. With continued strong consumer appetite not our ability to innovate should be challenged, but the role of Venture Capital unable to spawn social economic value and unable to yield attractive returns.But Stale Venture Capital Is
The arbitrage deployed by a 40-year old Venture model is simply incompatible with finding and governing disruptive innovation. That is the real reason why Venture has not, and unchanged will not produce the returns it promises. It is time for fundamental change.
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John Hauser
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Founder & CEO
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President and Founder, Entrepreneurial Foundation
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Mark Suster, GRP Partners
Mark Suster, GRP Partners
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President Investment Firm
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Venture Journalist
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VC Director, SandHill Road
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CEO
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Georges van Hoegaerden, The Venture Company
Georges van Hoegaerden, The Venture Company
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Limited Partner
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CTO
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Georges van Hoegaerden, The Venture Company
Georges van Hoegaerden, The Venture Company
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Funded startup CEO
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Twenty-year LP/VC conference organizer
Twenty-year LP/VC conference organizer
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CEO
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Georges van Hoegaerden, The Venture Company
Georges van Hoegaerden, The Venture Company
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Entrepreneur
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CEO, Chairman & Investor
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Georges van Hoegaerden, The Venture Company
Georges van Hoegaerden, The Venture Company
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President & CEO
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Venture Capital Journalist
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Life Sciences Chairman
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Former VC
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Conference organizer and alumni
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Business & Tech Editor
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