Lecture 1 - VC Industry: An Ecosystem

Brook Byers, partner at KPCB, talks about the diversity of the VC industry and uses a biological metaphor to compare the industry to an ecosystem.

Lecture 2 - Evolution of Start-up Companies

Byers talks about the trends in which startups evolved from the mid 90's to the late 90's.

Lecture 3 - Size of VC Firms

Byers discusses the different ways in which venture capital firms size themselves and makes recommendations on how they should go about investing.

Lecture 4 - Magic Mondays

Magic Monday is a meeting day for venture capitalists. Byers talks about the importance of Mondays in venture capitalist organizations.

Lecture 5 - Decision-Making at Kleiner Perkins

Byers gives an insight into the decision-making process at Kleiner Perkins on how it makes investment decisions. He advises entrepreneurs on ways to champion starting a selling process in the firm.

Lecture 6 - Knowing Your Customers

Byers believes that entrepreneurs should have a strong resonance with their customers. An acid test for entrepreneurs is to know their audience.

Lecture 7 - Getting Funding

Byers discusses the process and the time that it takes for an entrepreneur to earn a standing to the time when he might get financed.

Lecture 8 - Multiple Investors

Byers believes that two to three co-investors is a good set for a young venture. An entrepreneur should balance between the number of investors and their minimum stake in the company.

Lecture 9 - Looking for Investors

Byers discusses the number of co-investors one should approach and suggests that while going to investors one should know about their investors very well.

Lecture 10 - The Ideal Team

What does Kleiner Perkins perceive to be an ideal team? Byers believes that an ideal team simply comprises of just the essential people.

Lecture 11 - Developing Close Working Relationships

Byers reveals how Kleiner Perkins develops close working relationships with its teams by following the 'We are all in this together' attitude.

Lecture 12 - Passion for Work

Byers' passion for his work is the driving force behind his success.

Lecture 13 - Importance of Stem Cell

Byers talks about how he got involved in the stem cell initiative and its importance to him.

Lecture 14 - Career Advice

Byers advices graduating students who are budding entrepreneurs to look for a company that will mentor and train them with invaluable experience.