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Comment on John Doerr's Startup Manual (1997)

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"In June, 1996 KPCB organized a $100 million Java Fund to back a slate of startups using Sun's Java programming language, including Active Software, Calico, Internet Security Systems, Marimba, and Netiva."

It's kind of funny seeing the precursor to web 2.0 style names.

I think his team oriented approach still rings true today. Any two entrepreneurs can form a team, but it takes a special team to drive forward down the right path. The initial product idea almost doesn't even matter, if you have the right synergies and talent in a team, the product will evolve to reach the market. I believe that is part of the philosophy of y combinator.

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