Most venture capitalists don’t curse like sailors. Most can’t boast a 90 percent internal rate of return over the course of their investing careers, either. Kathryn Gould — the inimitable founder of Foundation Capital, who today spends much of her time today on her vineyard in the foothills of California’s Sierra mountain range — is […]
Mar Hershenson
On the Bias Toward Writing About Bias
The last two years have seen countless articles about why there aren’t more successful women in tech. First, a story is published about the dearth of female entrepreneurs or female investors (or both), then people either applaud the piece or enumerate why its wrong-headed (or both). Finally, someone else is legitimately wronged by some knucklehead, […]
Silicon Valley’s Most Famous Rug Dealer Forms a New Fund
Pejman Nozad, Silicon Valley’s best-known rug dealer, has launched a new, low-flying venture firm. According to SEC filings, Nozad began raising $20 million for the new firm, Pejman Mar, a couple of months ago; his cofounder in the venture is serial entrepreneur Mar Hershenson. The new effort isn’t exactly top secret. Nozad has himself mentioned it […]