Kirk Coburn
Rystad Energy released a press release in March forecasting record-breaking renewables spending in 2021, to the tune of $243 billion this year. This narrows the spending gap with oil and gas providers, which they project will remain…
Kirk Coburn
Welcome to the fourth article in my blog series about how VCs make money. So far, we’ve explored good investments and bad, and we’ve taken a close look at the unicorns and white whales (like the…
Kirk Coburn
In recent blogs, I mentioned that venture capitalists make a great deal of money, regardless of whether a startup succeeds or fails. (That’s why VCs can hop on an occasional train bound for utter disaster and…
Kirk Coburn
In a recent blog, I mentioned that venture capitalists prop up organizations with cash (sometimes even when they’re mediocre). I am not going to touch SPACs, the hyperbole of my recent statement. Some people feel…
Kirk Coburn
Venture capital doesn’t scale, and I want to talk about why. Lately, it seems that startups in any sector — not just cleantech — are looking for massive funding and a provider’s promise not to…
Kirk Coburn
I have relocated to Nantucket this summer to ride out these surreal times. The birds start talking at 4:10am, the sun is up by 5am. My first stop is to warm up the espresso machine…this…
Kirk Coburn
This one’s going to be a little heavy on cheesy analogies, but bear with me. Sometimes that’s the best way to get the point across when talking about venture capital advice. So, you’re a diligent…
