Daniel Lane helps to identify qualified investment opportunities for OpenView.
When I set out a of couple months ago to buy a new car, I never thought it would pan out similarly to a venture capital deal, but it did.. It started when I made my mind up that I wanted to lease a car, so I spoke to a few dealers and browsed through…
Looking outside traditional markets and “hot” industries can result in a VC investing match made in Heaven.
As my first year as a VC comes to a close, I thought it would be great to share some perspective on how to make a smooth transition. In my past life, I was investing in the public markets which is a completely different ballgame than investing in private companies. So clearly, my mindset needed…
In my last post - The Deck: Pitching VC’s and Looking Under Rocks, I talked about putting together a few meaningful slides that can frame a productive discussion about your business. Thinking more about the topic, I wanted to share some brief thoughts about a big part of that discussion — the elevator pitch. Yes, we…
Granted it may be a little late to apply this year, but I thought it would be good to reflect on what to do when business isn’t exactly booming. Traditionally, the week between Christmas and New Year’s is very slow due to a lot of people taking off for vacation. This also happens toward the…
A recent article on Inc. got me thinking about my daily interactions with the entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs that we engage with here at OpenView. The majority of my time as a VC is spent much like it was as a small child, picking up rocks and seeing what’s underneath them. I picked up a…
From my seat here at OpenView, I enjoy the privilege of looking into many different businesses and being introduced to a variety of personalities. Whether they are an entrepreneur, CEO, co-founder, president, chairman, or fellow investor, I enjoy numerous interesting conversations and meet some very driven people — whether or not they’re currently looking for…
