BG
Read verified employer references
Subscribe to access full references, ratings and rehire decisions.
Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★TechCrunch VC of the Year 2016
★Forbes Midas List (consistently listed)
★Institutional Investor All-American Research Team (1995, 1996)
Notable Facts
→General Partner at Benchmark for 20+ years
→Led early $11M investment in Uber valued at $60M pre-money
→Invested in major companies: Zillow, OpenTable, GrubHub, Stitch Fix, Nextdoor
→Known for influential Above the Crowd blog since 1996
→Former top-ranked Wall Street research analyst at CS First Boston
→Led Amazon IPO analysis
→6'9" tall former University of Florida basketball player
→Recently published book Runnin' Down a Dream (2026)
→Stepped back from active investing in 2020
→Chartered Financial Analyst designation
→Board trustee at Santa Fe Institute
Employer References
Badges
Press Favourite
Award Cabinet
Thought Leader
Published Author
Speaker Circuit
Global VoiceOnline Presence