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Greg Gretsch

Strava’s CEO on Community, Competition, and Love-Hate Industry Relationships

People love Strava, the 95-person, San Francisco-based company whose training app for cyclists and runners has garnered an almost fanatical following. The company keeps its number of “members” close to the vest, but among the passionate acts of its users was one recent job hopeful who employed the company’s mobile app to spell out “Hire […]

Filed Under: Entrepreneurs, Firm Dynamics Tagged With: fitness apps, Greg Gretsch, Mark Gainey, Mike Moritz, Nike, Sequoia, Sigma West, Strava, Under Armour

The “15” Meme Fallacy

By Greg Gretsch StrictlyVC recently observed that a 10-year-old study has done much to inform how venture capitalists now behave. That data found that between the mid ‘80s and mid 2000s, about 15 tech companies are founded each year that account for 97 percent of all public returns. It was popularized around 2009, when Marc Andreessen and […]

Filed Under: Investment Opportunities Tagged With: 15 companies, Andreessen Horowitz, Andy Rachleff, Greg Gretsch, Sigma West

Planning for the End of a Bubble

With so much talk lately of bubbles and burn rates, venture capitalists seem to be hoping for the best but planning for the worst. None will tell you with certainty that we’re at the top of the market, but they say they’re trying to be as prudent as ever — just in case. Investor Stewart […]

Filed Under: Firm Dynamics Tagged With: Alsop-Louie Partners, Greg Gretsch, Menlo Ventures, Sigma West, Stewart Alsop, Venky Ganesan

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