There are a few very few non-traditional paths into venture capital. Adrian Fenty may have one of the most unusual ones. Adrian was the Mayor of Washington D.C., winning that post at the age of 3

Michelle Tandler is an entrepreneur she founded Growth Path, a provider of audio courses for professional development. Her goal is to teach soft skills and management at scale. She previously w

Max Chafkin is the author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power. Max is a technology reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek. The Contrarian isnt just about Thiel. I

Howard Morgan is one of those few very few people who have built multiple game-changing firms. He is co-founder of Renaissance Technologies (sometimes known as RenTec). While a professor at th

Jenny Lefcourt is a partner at Freestyle Capital, a seed stage venture firm overseeing $450 million in seed investments. Jenny dropped out of her Stanford MBA program before that was cool -- to co-f

I talk to a lot of founders and CEOs in Silicon Valley. They started telling me you know, I couldnt have done it without When I heard that multiple times, I just had to meet the guy they were tal

Eliot Brown, with Maureen Farrell, is co-author of The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion. As a reporter for the Wall Street Journal he became intrigued by the messian

Brad Felds latest book (with David Jilk) is Entrepreneurs Weekly Nietzsche (A Book for Disruptors). Those familiar with Brads Feld Thoughts blog, will find the unexpected title unsurprising.

Auren Hoffman is one of the most connected people in Silicon Valley. In a place where the currency of the land is connections Auren is near the top of the heap. Auren is a Founder and CEO -- He fou

In Silicon Valley enormous wealth and huge need sit side by side. The gap is bridged in large part by an important organization Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF). SVCF manages more than