103 Venture Capital Blogs (Q4-2006)

Anyone who knows me knows I have a passion for entrepreneurship. No other endeavor has had a greater impact on our continued improvement to our standard of living over the last 300 years, and no other endeavor has the potential for such diverse personal intellectual challenge. You might argue it is the Scientist or the Capitalist that drive innovation, but without the Entrepreneur, you would be left with just a two legged stool.

That said, it is the Capitalist, and specifically the Venture Capitalist are often best positioned to write about the Start-up process.

Below is a list of 103 VC related blogs. Most are current or former VCs, although some just follow the industry;

1. A Little Ludwig Goes A Long Way by John Ludwig
   Founding partner of Ignition Partners

2. A Sack of Seattle by Andy Sack
   About entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and other topics

3. A VC by Fred Wilson
   Managing Partner of Union Square Ventures

4. A Venture Forth by Dan Grossman
   Discusses ideas regarding VC, technology, investing and policy

5. ABCDVC by Mark Sherman
   Discusses India as the emerging Venture hub

6. Alsop Louie Partners by Stewart Alsop
   Venture Capitalist and former journalist

7. BeyondVC by Ed Sim
   Founding member and Managing Director of Dawntreader Ventures

8. Bill Gurley's Above the Crowd by Bill Gurley
   VC from Benchmark Capital and before Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

9. Breakout Performance by Eric Jackson
   CEO of Jackson Leadership Systems writes about VC and break-out performance

10. Brian Berliner’s Brain by Brian Berliner
    Entrepreneur/Investor blogs about Venture Capital and Technology.

11. Burnham's Beat by Bill Burnham
    NY Venture Capitalist intoInfrastructure Software investments

12. China Venture News by James Borton
    News related to China Venture Capital

13. Christine.net by Christine Herron
    Investor, entrepreneur, and kitchen goddess on technology, society, and best practices, works at Omidyar Network

14. Class V by Sachi Gahan
    Principal with CenterPoint Ventures

15. Cleantech Investing by Rob Day
    Principal with Expansion Capital Partners

16. Deal Flow by Justin Hibbard
    Businessweek's Blog. Provides investing insights and Venture Capital

17. Deep Green Crystals by Martin Tobias
    VC and founder of Loudeye

18. Digital Micro-Markets by Donna Bogatin
    Internet entrepreneur and former international investment banker

19. EarlyStageVC by Peter Rip
    Early-stage Venture Capitalist with Leapfrog Ventures in Silicon Valley

20. Ego Ventures by Andrew Luter
    Co-founder of BaseCamp Capital, a Denver-based private equity incubator

21. Feld Thoughts by Brad Feld
    Managing Director at Mobius Venture Capital

22. Florida Venture Blog by Dan Rua by Dan Rua
    Managing Partner at Inflexion Partners

23. Fred Destin by Fred Destin
    Partner at Atlas technology veteran VC (Europe)

24. From Istanbul To Sand Hill Road by Baris Karadogan
    Partner of ComVenturesHigh-tech

25. From the inside, looking in by Shinichiro Fukushige
    A returnee Venture Capitalist living and working in Tokyo, VC at (Mitsubishi UFJ Capital)

26. Genuine VC by David Beisel
    Principal at Masthead Venture Partners in Cambridge, MA

27. Global Themes by Shantanu Bhagwat
    Partner for Asia for Amadeus writes about Globalization, Venture Capital and related topics

28. GOLB: Is this Israel? by Ed Mlavsky
    Founder and Chairman of Gemini Israel Funds

29. Israel Venture Capital 2.0 by Daniel Cohen
    Partner at Gemini Israel Funds

30. Israeli VC on Sand Hill road by Tali Aben
    First woman partner in an Israeli VC

31. Jason Ball's Techbytes by Jason Ball
    Technology and Venture Capital blog from a fund manager at London Seed Capital

32. Jeff Clavier's Software only by Jeff Clavier
    Musings, rants and thoughts of an angel investor and early stage Venture consultant

33. John Cook's Venture Blog by John Cook
    Reporter explores startups, Venture Capital and life in Seattle's technology community

34. Kauffman eVenturing by Ken Berlack, William H. Payne
    About the Kauffman foundation

35. kiteblog by William Tai
    Journal of a kitesurfing venture capitalist

36. Let the Sparks Fly! by Mark Skapinker, Sophie Forest, Tony Davis
    From a early-stage software Venture fund

37. Life With Alacrity by Christopher Allen
    Founder, Alacrity Ventures

38. McInblog by Ryan McIntyre
    A VC from Mobius Venture Capital

39. Mr Wave Theory by Mr. Wave theory
    Retired Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist turned blogger

40. Nivi blog by Nivi
    Advisor, and a former associate at Atlas Venture

41. Noam Wasserman's Founder Frustrations blog by Noam Wasserman
    Professor in the Entrepreneurial Management unit at Harvard Business School

42. Northwest VC by Steve Hall
    Seattle-based Venture Capitalist with Vulcan Capital (and former New Yorker)

43. Nothing ventured, nothing gained by Jeremy Levine
    VC from Bessemer Venture Partners

44. Now What? by Scott Maxwell
    Boston-based venture capitalist with OpenView Venture Partners

45. Occam's Razor by Marc Goldberg
    VC/Blog focused on building global European IT companies

46. Our Man in Nirvana by Robin Bordoli
    Former Principal at Mobius Venture Capital

47. Oxyfish by Tom Shields
    From the Woodside Fund

48. PascalsView by Pascal Levensohn
    Founder of Levensohn Venture Partners

49. Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed by Paul Kedrosky
    Venture Capitalist, media personality, speaker, and entrepreneur

50. PureVC by Jchen/Senior Advisor to CXO Ventures
    About Venture Capital, private equity, technology, and the markets

51. Redeye VC by Josh Kopelman
    Managing Director of First Round Capital

52. Rodrigo A. Sepúlveda Schulz by Rodrigo Sepúlveda Schulz
    Internet entrepreneur, consultant and Venture Capital professional

53. Sand Hill Slave by Wendy Kroy
    Executive assistant in a VC firm

54. Seeing Both Sides by Jeff Bussgang
    General Partner at IDG Ventures, an early-stage Venture Capital firm in Boston

55. Seriously clueless by Anand Sridharan
    Associate at Bessemer Venture Partners' Mumbai office

56. SF Venture by Keith Benjamin
    Perspectives on Venture and related topics

57. Signum sine tinnitu--by Guy Kawasaki by Guy Kawasaki
    Managing Director at Garage

58. Six Kids and a Full Time Job by Michael Eisenberg
    Partner at Benchmark Capital

59. Soaring on Ridgelift by Stu Phillips
    Managing Director of Ridgelift Ventures

60. Southeast VC by Jason Caplain
    General Partner and co-founder of Southern Capitol Ventures

61. Startup Review Blog - Analyzing Web Success by Nisan Gabbay
    Profiles successful Internet start-ups in a case study format

62. Startups and Angels: Along the way to success by Tim Keane
    Director of the The Golden Angels Network, and entrepreneur-in-residence at The Kohler Center

63. TahoeVC by Robert Goldberg
    About Venture Capital, Business Models and some topics on economic theory

64. Taulli.com by Tom Taulli
    News and analysis of companies on the cutting-edge by author and start-up advisor

65. Tech - Startups - Capital - Ideas by David Feinleib
    Director of Mohr Davidow Ventures

66. Technofile Europe by Max Bleyleben
    European technology deals, entrepreneurship, cool technologies and a bit of culture

67. Texas Startup Blog by Alexander Muse
    Features profiles of Texas startups with a focus on entrepreneurship, venture capital, open source and technology.

68. The Coffee Shops of Mayfair by Paul Fisher
    Associate director of First Capital on European technology, Venture Capital and growth business

69. The Equity Kicker by Nic Brisbourne
    A VC partner (Esprit Capital Partners) view from London on all things Venture Capital

70. The J Curve by Steve Jurvetson
    The J in DFJ

71. The NVA Blog by Ari Newman
    From Newman Venture Advisors, LLC

72. The Perceptions and Reverie of an Investor and Entrepreneur by Bradley Twohig
    Works for Insight Venture Partners

73. The Post Money Value by Rick Segal
    Principal at J.L Albright Venture Partners

74. the vc in me.... by Raj Kapoor
    Managing Director at Silicon Valley Venture Capital firm Mayfield Fund

75. This is going to be BIG! by Charlie O'Donnell
    Previously an analyst for Union Square Ventures

76. Tim Oren's Due Diligence by Tim Oren
    Partner at the Venture Capital firm 'Pacifica Fund'

77. TJ's Weblog by Torsten jacobi
    Start-up entrepreneur onTechnology, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

78. Treading the VC waters by Sagi Rubin
    Associate with Gemini Israel Funds, an early stage technology VC

79. Union Square Ventures by Brad Burnham, Fred Wilson, Andrew Parker
    Venture Capital fund located in New York City - Yes, their site is a Blog

80. VC Adventure by Seth Levine
    Principal at Mobius Venture Capital

81. VC Circle by Sahad P.V.
    Assistant editor of Business Today on Indian Venture Capital, Private Equity,

82. VC Confidential by Matt McCall
    Managing Director of DFJ-Portage Venture Partners and Portage Venture Partners

83. VC Ratings: Rating venture capital deals, investors, exits by Joshua Jaffe
    About Venture Capital deals and investors

84. Vcball by Steve Brotman
    Runs Silicon Alley Venture Partners

85. VCMike’s Blog by Mike Hirshland
    General Partner with Polaris Venture Partners in Boston

86. VCMom by Michelle Goldberg
    Principal with Ignition Partners

87. Venture Capital Blogs by Andy Angelos, Ian Cooper
    Blogs from American Venture Magazine

88. Venture Capital Phoenix by Morris Callahan
    Repository of Venture Capital information by a Venture Capitalist and Venture Capital attorney

89. Venture Chronicles by Jeff Nolan
    Former Venture Capitalist for SAP

90. Venture Explorer by Vbuch
    Venture Capitalist based in Menlo Park

91. Venture Intelligence by Arun Natarajan
    Founder of Venture Intelligence, focused on entrepreneurship, Venture Capital and business

92. Venture Law Lines by Suzanne Dingwall Williams
    Fashion forward thoughts of a lawyer and former VC

93. Venture Midwest by Andy Angelos
    American Venture Magazine-Great Lakes Region Editor's blog on technology and Venture Capital

94. Venture Voice by Gregory Galant
    Producer of Venture Voicea podcast that profiles entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists

95. VentureBeat by Matt Marshall
    Successor to SiliconBeat, founded by a former San Jose News journalist

96. VentureBlog by David Hornik, Andrew Anker, Kevin Laws (Emeritus), Naval Ravikant (Emeritus), Martin Tobias (Emeritus)
    Discusses VC especially on early stage software, infrastructure and Internet related companies

97. VentureInside by Kara Nortman
    Former VC with Battery, now at IAC

98. WayTooEarly by Howard Morgan
    Director of Idealab, and Director of First Round Capital

99. Who Has Time For This? by David Cowan
    Venture Vapital investor at Bessemer Venture Partners

100. Why VC? by Leland Cheung
     Associate at Masthead Venture Partners in Boston, MA

101. Will Price by Will Price
     Partner of Hummer Winblad Venture

102. Yoick – Hightechwire by Randal Leeb-du Toit
     Venture investor and Director of National ICT Australia

103. Ventureblogalist by Rob Finn
     Business Development Associate in a later stage venture firm.

 The list is also posted in Excel or OPML. If you find it useful, you may also like, Andrew Fife’s June post 65 VC & Angel Investor Blogs.

I am sure I missed some, so please let me know if there are any that should be added. If I get enough comments, I’ll post a follow-up list the beginning of the Q1 2007. Enjoy...

Comments

[pinky]

Isn’t that the toughest part: giving up a cushy job, the security that comes with it to plunge into uncharted waters. As Indians aren’t we doubly conditioned to aim for security above all else? Or … is that mindset about to change?
That set me thinking. How easy is it really to step out of the comfort zone and take the plunge? What does it take? Guts. Moolah. Persistence. More importantly, how much of each?
Read more: http://diggindianews.com/IndiaBusiness/Businessworld__Entrepreneurship__Venture_Capital__Taking_the_Plunge/

[susan wu]

Hello,
I'd like to add the Charles River Venture blogs to your list:
George Zachary - http://senseandcents.blogspot.com

Bill Tai -
http://kitevc.blogspot.com

Me - http://www.reality.org

Thanks,
Susan

[Andrew Parker]

I'll throw my site into the mix. I'm an analyst at Union Square Ventures. My site is:
http://blog.andrewparker.net/

[techguy]

Another site to add to your next list, btw, which covers Southern California's VC scene:
http://www.socaltech.com/

[techguy]

Nice list. I just threw your list (plus a bunch of other VC-related web sites) into Google's Custom Search Engine program in case you want to post it. Link below:
http://google.com/coop/cse?cx=010393221210650896784%3Ay9hd3_gzfxm

[punctuative]

Jeff:
Thanks for assembling. Hope you'll add me to the list - I'm lending thoughts on media and healthcare in particular at punctuative.com.

Best,
Matt

[Shantanu]

great work, Jeff..I am providing a link on my website www.global-themes.com

[Eric]

Hi Jeffrey: Thanks for the post and listing me among the 103. It's helpful to have this one masterlist, instead of having to go through each one and look for new URLs listed under each person's favorites. Thanks, Eric