《a16z Partner's Perspective: Boutique VCs Are Dead, Scaling Up Is the Endgame for VCs》 (Author: Erik Torenberg, Translated by Deep Tide) The primary goal of venture capital firms now is to create the best interface to help founders win. Everything else—how to staff, how to deploy capital, the size of the fund to raise, how to assist in closing deals, and how to empower founders—stems from this. The paradigm shift lies in the fact that the ability to win deals is becoming just as important—if not more important—than picking the right companies. There’s an old joke in the VC world: VCs believe every product can be improved, every great technology can be scaled, and every industry can be disrupted—except their own. Read the full article: http://(wublock123.com)/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=47&id=57029