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Worst VC Firms' Websites

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Re: Worst VC Firms' Websites

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Post by conorh »

stefanobernardi wrote: post #16
conorh wrote: post #12

I did the new version of Kleiner Perkin's site ( http://www.kpcb.com ) and the first thing I did was to review the other VC sites out there. It is amazing how many VC websites look like they were coded up by an intern in a weekend.

That's in my Best VC Sites list. Congrats, great job!

Thanks! It was an interesting project to work on, glad you like the result. KPCB has a very good person that was previously at Hulu to help them with marketing (Christina Lee) and she was the driving force behind them getting it done the right way - rather than having an intern do it.

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Post by pg »

conorh wrote: post #12

I did the new version of Kleiner Perkin's site ( http://www.kpcb.com ) and the first thing I did was to review the other VC sites out there. It is amazing how many VC websites look like they were coded up by an intern in a weekend.

I bet a lot of other VC funds copy this.

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Post by TommyDANGerous »

This article is funny that it points out the fact that the websites for the venture capital firms are lacking and quite horrible. You would think they would want a better looking site but then again, they are the ones who are being sought out so why care?

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Post by vijayr »

zitterbewegung wrote: post #20

You know who else has a horrible website? Berkshire Hathaway http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/ . Lets think about this for a minute. Do VC firms want people to go to their website and email them about a cool investment? How do people actually interact with VC firms is that its usually a one on one with the company that they are trying to invest in. Therefore, they don't really need a expensive website to be successfu…

off topic, why is GEICO ad on the front page of BH?

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Post by webwright »

It's certainly reasonable to say that VCs shouldn't be great at building web sites. But I want my investors to give a damn. One of my favorited tweets (by Alexis Ohanian):

"Give a damn. Give so many damns. As a startup/small shop, it's the only competitive advantage you have against incumbents."

I think their website can be a reflection of how much they give a damn. Maybe they are an incumbent and they don't have to. But if I have the choice to raise money from someone who still gives a damn, I will.

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Post by hkmurakami »

vijayr wrote: post #24
zitterbewegung wrote: post #20

You know who else has a horrible website? Berkshire Hathaway http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/ . Lets think about this for a minute. Do VC firms want people to go to their website and email them about a cool investment? How do people actually interact with VC firms is that its usually a one on one with the company that they are trying to invest in. Therefore, they don't really need a expensive website to be successfu…

off topic, why is GEICO ad on the front page of BH?

Well GEICO is owned by BH, but you're right, that doesn't quite explain why BH would choose to put an ad there.

Maybe it's because GEICO is the only company/service that BH owns where every single extra pair of eyeballs that see a company's ad benefits the company. (Seeing ads on the BH page for railroad companies or electricity companies or even clothing companies probably doesn't nearly as much good for the firms as it does for a car insurance company)

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Post by hkmurakami »

webwright wrote: post #26

It's certainly reasonable to say that VCs shouldn't be great at building web sites. But I want my investors to give a damn. One of my favorited tweets (by Alexis Ohanian): "Give a damn. Give so many damns. As a startup/small shop, it's the only competitive advantage you have against incumbents." I think their website can be a reflection of how much they give a damn. Maybe they are an incumbent and they don't have to.…

Wouldn't you want your investors to give a damn about their portfolio companies, rather than give a damn about their own facade of a website?

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Post by xivusr »

gilbax wrote: post #11

I would add http://www.shv.com/ The 90's feeling is very strong with this one.

The telltale macromedia functions in the inline page javascript, not that you need to look at the source to tell it was made by dreamweaver.
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