Everyone wants to know what venture capitalists are investing in and why in the social media space. Spencer Tall, Managing Director of Allegis Capital tells Jennifer Jones just what it takes for a company to make the grade and why. Tall and Jones talk about the ebb and flow of a deal and the process of evaluating a deal that can make returns of 5x or more.

Related posts:

1. Keynote Podcast: John Doerr and Michael Moritz, Live at the National Venture Capital Association In this podcast, John Doerr, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, and Mike Moritz, of Sequoia Capital, talk openly about themselves and their lives in venture capital. The keynote session was recorded live at the National Venture Capital Association May 2008 annual meeting. Doerr and Moritz are among the...
2. Venture Investing in the Social Media Space: Sharon Wienbar of Scale Venture Partners Back to MarketingVoices by popular demand, venture capitalist Sharon Wienbar of Scale Venture Partners, tells Jennifer Jones what is hot and not hot in venture investing for social media today. She also tells why Facebook is gaining incredible momentum and what other social media trends are affecting VC investing. Sharon...
3. Kudos From Renowned August Capital Venture Capitalist David Hornik I was extremely complimented to discover a blog post about venture branding that gave me great kudos in my work with clients. Although August Capital is not currently a client of my firm, David Hornik a general partner there wrote about his impressions of what it takes to great venture...
4. Venture Capital and Social Media Marketing Perspective Keith Benjamin, managing director of Levensohn Venture Partners speaks candidly about today’s average consumer’s social and buying habits and how they are affecting his investment strategy. Benjamin explains why marketers should be considering the impact of social media on their marketing strategy and programs. Click here for transcript. ...
5. August Capital’s David Hornik On Social Media David Hornik is a general partner at August Capital. As early-stage investors in companies like Microsoft, August knows what makes great companies, and Hornik serves as its social media expert. He sits on six boards including Six Apart. Hornik was also the first VC to blog and to produce a...

This entry was posted on Monday, September 8th, 2008 at 11:19 am and is filed under: Marketing Voices, Uncategorized. Tags:, Allegis Capital, Jennifer Jones, Marketing Voices, social media, Spencer Tall, Venture Capitalists.