What makes a great investor?
As someone who is still relatively early in his investing career, I often think about what qualities set successful investors apart from the rest. Good investing doesn’t just happen. And while luck may help at times, it’s not the answer. Here are few key ingredients that I consider important for being a great investor: Live in […]
Our year in review: a look back and ahead
As the year comes to an end, it’s a natural time to pause and reflect on what we’ve done and where we’re headed. 2013 was busy for Version One. We made 3 new investments: Figure 1, a photo-sharing network for medical professionals; Upverter, a cloud-based hardware engineering platform; and one unannounced investment. These new investments bring the […]
Our investment thesis on healthcare
A few months ago we started spending more time on the healthcare vertical and got extremely excited about the amount of innovation that we were seeing. It felt like the healthcare industry was at a similar tipping point than education a few years ago. Yesterday we published a guest post on VentureBeat outlining our investment […]
Growth versus capital efficiency
I often see two entrepreneurs executing on similar opportunities, but with two very different capital efficiencies. First, there’s the aggressive one who spends money very quickly, building a large team, buying early growth through aggressive marketing and sales, and hoping for a large upround in the next financing round. Then, there’s the bootstrapping entrepreneur who […]
New investment: Figure 1, a healthcare photo sharing app
Over the years, we’ve seen web and mobile technology disrupt business, education, legal and many other fields as professionals adopt products that help them work more effectively and efficiently. While the healthcare industry has always been more conservative, it is now primed for change. At Version One, we have been looking intensely for investment opportunities […]