Link Returning to NYC

As I’ve discussed with many people, I am moving down to New York City, where I started my career out of Boston College.  I worked in NYC for about seven years then moved back to Boston to join SoftBank Capital about six years ago.

As our fund has evolved, my responsibilities for our coverage in NY have increased significantly.  I’m starting to spend too much time with the Delta Shuttle crew and too little with my family.  I’m willing to expose the Yankees to my children if it means I can see them more often.

Our fund team has been split between Boston and NY since the start of SoftBank Capital in 1995.  We are proud to invest in both markets and across the country.  I look forward to joining my SoftBank colleagues in NY and will be back in Boston frequently.

This BBJ article has a few more details.  Our full team and their roles are detailed here. 

Video

This is a VC 101 presentation I first gave a few years back, which I updated slightly to reflect the evolution of startup resources.

Link BRYCE DOT VC: You're Doing It All Wrong

brycedotvc:

Close your eyes.

Imagine, if you will, a startup that meets the following criteria:

  • Their recruiting process is fundamentally flawed
  • Their operations are a mess
  • They make engineers pretty much do everything, which leaves almost no time for coding
  • They don’t (care) about charity or…
Link Crowdtwist raises $6M to take gamified loyalty big time

We’re very excited to back this team!

Link Boston's Digital Showcase featured companies announced!
Video

I gave this presentation for a second year in a row at Cincinnati’s The Brandery, one of the country’s best incubators, which was co-founded by my friend @daveknox. As I told the great crowd of entrepreneurs, this is a boring topic, but an important one nonetheless.

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I put this together for a class at my alma mater, BC.

The format was provided via the amazing Prezi.com.

Link bijan sabet: Latest tech things I'm playing with

bijan:

Been playing around & researching a few tech things these days so I thought I’d write them down.

1. I bought a Kindle 3 a few weeks back. Actually I bought two of them. One for Lauren on her birthday and one for me. Lauren hates reading on her iPad. She thinks it’s too heavy and cumbersome. So…

Link Boston Digital Showcase: Connecting Boston’s Best Agencies, Startups & Investors
Link Softbank Shifts Focus To Early Stage Companies, Renews Focus On New York Startups