Yeah, you know, there is this machismo in the venture business, the entrepreneurship business about being able to take a company public and then growing into some huge public company ala Bill Gates. And those stories are wonderful stories when they happen. But the reality is that it tak...
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What keeps Randy up at night with his relatively young company? He states frankly: revenues. Randy discusses a new partnership AuctionDrop has created with UPS Stores, and how they are working to take advantage of the potential within that partnership.
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Randy has learned from years of starting companies that he has developed an addiction to risk taking. A benefit of young companies is that it is easier to take risks because of the size. There may be nay-sayers, but Randy’s advice is to ignore them and continue on with your plan.
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So Randy, the first thought I want is, you’re a big believer in big ideas. And we've heard the businesses you've been involved in. And I guess my first thought would be, do you still see big ideas coming? I've always thought that you could be pretty darn successful taking the next incremental st...
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You know, maybe you could give the example of TiVo, how that--which was not a Kleiner project, but it came to you in one form. Because--I think we talked about this a lot--an idea starts one place, but where you end up can often be very different. Randy Komisar: Well, TiVo, when TiVo c...
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Randy Komisar, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, explains his title of Virtual CEO, which does not have a specific meaning. It is extremely adaptive and evolves to his changing roles. The purpose of the title was to provide a sort of identity on a business card that he co...
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Failure is a good thing, says AuctionDrop’s Randy Adams, as it can be a much needed catalyst to make the budding business person strong, humble, and innovative. Think of it as a reset, he says, and something to make one re-evaluate and reset a current course of action. And furthermore, he advise...
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Amidst all of the bad stories circulating about venture capital funding, Randy insists that there are many VCs who are truly interested in the success of a company and will treat entrepreneurs fairly and with respect.
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