External forces like the hostile FDA or non-existent IPO markets are conspiring against certain VC-backed companies.
严苛的美国食品药品管理局(FDA)和消失的IPO市场等外部力量让某些依赖风投支持的公司处于不利境地。
Fellow HP board member — and Kleiner partner — Ray Lane and another well-known VC, Marc Andreessen, apparently were critical in getting consensus among the directors.
很显然，惠普董事会之所以能就惠特曼上台达成一致，惠普董事及凯鹏华盈合伙人雷•兰恩，以及另外一位知名风险投资人马克·安德森起到了关键作用。
First-time entrepreneurs often think "If I approach a VC with a chief technology officer or chief prototype designer in place, then I'm more likely to get funded."
首次创业的创业者经常认为“如果我带着首席技术官或者首席原型设计师去见风险投资商的话，我得到资助的可能性就会很大。”
If a super-angel gets 10x in one year, that's a higher rate of return than a VC could ever hope to get from a company that took 6 years to go public.
如果一个超级天使在一年内得到10倍的回报，相对于一个风投希望从花六年时间上市的公司那里所得的，是一个更高的回报率。
As an expansion-stage venture capitalist for 11 years, I still find it strange when I explain to people how a VC firm is different from a typical business. Here are some of the stranger differences.
虽然身为一个扩张期风险投资人已有11年，我在向别人解释风险投资公司如何不同于普通公司时仍然感觉有些怪怪的。
If you disclose the underlying financials of still-private, VC-backed companies, you will destroy them.
如果披露未上市的、获风投支持公司的财务数据，会毁了它们。
他荣获维多利亚十字勋章。
The VC agrees to start mentoring you.
VC同意开始指导你。
A positive sign was how many Israeli VC firms were opening their doors.
一个积极的迹象就是看有几家以色列的风投公司开张。
Which means many Internet startups don't need VC-scale investments anymore.
这也就意味着很多互联网初创公司不再需要风险投资级别的资金了。
You could ask the VC for an introduction, but use your own network to connect as well.
你可以要求VC进行介绍，但你也需要利用自己的网络来进行联系。
In short, if you don't have a good relationship with a classic VC, don't start here.
总之，如果你没有和传统风投很好的关系，别指望从这里起步。
I am sure that there are a lot of other strange things about being a VC.
我敢肯定风险投资公司还有很多其他的不同寻常之处。
As a VC I need to get buy-in from my partners when tough stuff comes up.
作为一个VC，当遇到难搞的事情是，我需要合伙人的支持。
For context, the average VC fund raised just $105 million in 2009.
相比之下，2009年发行的风投基金平均筹资规模仅1.05亿美元。
But after being in Asia for six months, I'm more convinced than ever that the VC had it wrong.
但是来到亚洲六个月之后，我前所未有地意识到那位风投人士错了。
If you and your business advisor think an issue is a deal-stopper, calmly tell the VC why you think so.The VC would almost certainly have seen this issue before and would likely have a workaround.
如果你和业务顾问认为一个问题会阻碍交易，冷静地向VC解释理由，VC肯定早己发现问题，可能已经有了解决办法。
Your local VC might not like this format, but I'm betting it will help your team think through the hard issues more clearly.
你们本地的风险投资家可能不喜欢这种格式，但是我敢打赌它能帮助你的团队把难题想得更清楚。
On the other hand, if you think you’re doing better than your competition then meeting the VC really shouldn’t worry you.
但另一方面，如果你认为你比竞争对手做的更好，那么跟VC见面也没有什么好担心的。
Here are six ways Google Ventures is attempting to disrupt the VC industry.
谷歌风投正试图从以下六大方面颠覆风投行业。
So, the best VC formula is to back the third venture, when the first was good and the second was a washout.
所以，风险投资商的最佳准则是，当第一次创业大获成功，第二次全军覆没时，力挺第三次创业。
Note: the term "VC" is used here to include the professional angel investors who do this for a living.
注意：这里的VC包括了专业天使投资者，他们靠此为生。
I had breakfast this morning with a friend who is a partner at a VC firm I've worked with a few times.
今天早上我与一位朋友一起吃了早饭，他是一家风投的合伙人，我已经和他的公司合作过几次了。
Larry Cheng (@larryvc) is a partner with Boston-based VC firm Volition Capital.
LarryCheng (@larryvc)是总部位于波士顿的风险投资公司Volition Capital的合伙人。
When they go to VC firms they have to ask for more because they know VCs aren't interested in such small deals.
但一到风险投资公司那里，就需要更多资金，因为他们对小额资金不感兴趣。
If you and your business advisor think an issue is a deal-stopper, calmly tell the VC why you think so. The VC would almost certainly have seen this issue before and would likely have a workaround.
如果你和业务顾问认为一个问题会阻碍交易，冷静地向VC解释理由，VC肯定早己发现问题，可能已经有了解决办法。
Basically every VC will say that management teams are the most critical factor in the success or failure of a startup.
基本上每个VC都会说管理团队是决定创业企业成败的最关键因素。
Well, if there is participating preferred stock, then the VC will get an extra $1 million (which is based on the percentage of ownership).
哦，如果有参与分红的优先股，那么风投将额外得到1百万美元（基于其所有权比例）。
Most ones that I know have very high ethical standards, but once a VC has heard your idea he can't "un-think" it.
我认识的大多数风险投资人都有很高的道德操守，但一旦风险投资人听到了你的创业点子，就再也无法把它从头脑中抹去。
Most ones that I know have very high ethical standards, but once a VC has heard your idea he can't "un-think" it.
我认识的大多数风险投资人都有很高的道德操守，但一旦风险投资人听到了你的创业点子，就再也无法把它从头脑中抹去。
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