Duolingo, which built a big business on a free app, may file to go public in 2020. If and when it does, the startup will give Pittsburgh a huge hom...

ReCaptcha inventor Luis von Ahn introduced Duolingo in 2012, hoping to help users master a new language. In minutes a day, the app promised, you co...

Versatility, convenience and rapidity are the core advantages of DM systems

Arguably, diplomatic communications are a sovereign state’s most sensitive, protected information. However, threat actors target and breach even a ...

Robinhood is getting into more traditional consumer banking with the launch of a new checking and savings account.

Fintech company Plaid just hit a key Silicon Valley milestone: a multibillion dollar valuation.

Rana El-Kaliouby is CEO of Affectiva. As a computer scientist, she reveals how her constant drive to break new ground in technology has made her on...

Nurx aims to address the issue of so-called "contraceptive deserts" in the U.S.

Viva Republica, operator of the South Korean digital wallet Toss, has raised $80 million from investors including Kleiner Perkins to propel its exp...

Looker has been helping customers visualize and understand their data for seven years, and today it got a big reward, a $103 million Series E inves...

Plastiq has plans to open a Boston outpost in 2019, so that it can hire seasoned software developers.

Michelle Obama recently revealed that in her 30s, she underwent in vitro fertilization to conceive daughters Sasha and Malia.

The AI tools from Ayasdi revealed new, improved care pathways for pneumonia after analyzing thousands of patient records from the hospital and iden...

Farmer's Business Network is teaming up with Lifestyle Health Plans to offer group health coverage for farmers.

Kleiner Perkins is thrilled to lead Plastiq’s $27 million Series C round of funding. Welcome, Plastiq, to the Kleiner Perkins family!

Boston, MA-based start-up firm DUST Identity has emerged from stealth with $2.3 million seed funding led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation fro...

When we started the Kleiner Perkins Fellows program six years ago to connect young, talented people with future opportunities in Silicon Valley, li...

Netlify announced the close of its $30m Series B financing led by Kleiner Perkins.

Audius wants to cut the middlemen out music streaming so artists get paid their fair share. Coming out of stealth today led by serial entrepreneur ...

Today, Labelbox is emerging from six months in stealth with a $3.9 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins and joined by First Round and Google’s...

Tally, an automated debt-managing app, has raised $25 million in Series B funding with the goal of expanding its reach and finding new ways to alle...

In many ways, 1968 is famous for its tragedies: assassinations, conflicts and war. But 1968 also gave birth to something amazing: the era of fast, ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare startup Viz.ai has raised $21 million in a round of funding led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from...

Kapwing hopes to rapidly adapt to shifting memescape and its fragmented media formats, seizing on opportunities like creators needing to turn their...

Since its debut on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage in September 2016, demand for a service like productboard, which gives companies a holistic view of...

Startup Nurx raises $36 million to give young women access in restrictive, remote areas of U.S.

Data-cruncher ArcSight dominated security operations centers—the digital war rooms of corporations—through the aughts. Splunk, a mighty rival, took...

Based south of the San Francisco airport and backed by nearly $200 million in venture capital—from the likes of T. Rowe Price, Temasek, Kleiner Per...

Flying cars. Cures for death. And now … space catapults. Bless you, California, for not letting reality get you down.

Rental property listing service Spotahome has raised $40 million in a funding round led by Silicon Valley-based Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Over the course of their careers, Randy Komisar and Jantoon Reigersman continue to see startups crash and burn because they forget the timeless les...

In the early days of Microsoft, I felt pretty confident about my coding skills, but I had a lot to learn about project management. This became abun...

Alex Frommeyer comes from a family of dentists. Now, he has a start-up that sells dental insurance, but with a twist.

Prisma, a Berlin and San Francisco startup that is betting big on GraphQL — the data query language originally developed by Facebook to make it eas...

As software eats the world, the rise in products and services we are now accustomed to consuming digitally is impossible to overstate. Businesses a...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BorderX Lab, Inc., a technology enabled, cross-border e-commerce company founded in 2014 by three for...

Outside Silicon Valley, commentators obsess about robots, artificial intelligence, big data. Inside Silicon Valley, paradoxically, the tech tribe’s...

Former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander’s startup, IronNet Cybersecurity Inc., has raised a sizable round of venture financing as ...

Kleiner Perkins Chairman John Doerr announced his book, Measure What Matters, can be ordered through Amazon and other booksellers.

This week more than 40,000 security professionals will attend RSA in San Francisco to see the latest cyber technologies on display and discuss key ...

Earlier today, Amazon completed its purchase of Ring. While these two companies are distinctive in many ways, they could not be more closely aligne...

UiPath has quickly become the leader in enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Their platform enables the rapid design and deployment of soft...

Kleiner Perkins announced today the appointment of Ilya Fushman as a general partner and managing member on the leadership team at the firm.

Helix, a San Carlos startup that analyzes and stores customers’ genetic information online, has raised $200 million from venture capital and privat...

In $46 million Series C, new managing director joins startup as a board observer

UJET, a startup that makes software to improve customer support, said today that it’s raised a $25 million Series B led by GV (formerly known as Go...

Kleiner Perkins and other venture capitalists are betting that the Photoshop maker’s chokehold over the design market could someday come to an end.

Often, a personal technology review has little to do with the tech itself. What makes a good product comes down to design or implementation, or sim...

The fastest-growing business app is relying on machine-learning tricks to fend off a deluge of messages—as well as competition from Facebook and Mi...

A company making “smart thermometers” that upload body temperatures to its website claims to be tracking this year’s flu season faster and in great...

Stripe’s core values, says cofounder John Collison, have been key to the online payment powerhouse’s growth since he and his brother, Patrick, laun...

Ripcord, a company that aims to do away with the piles of paper enterprises keep around, has raised a $25 million round led by GV (formerly known a...

Farmers Business Network has raised $110 million in new venture funding to support a business that may sound boring to some Silicon Valley technolo...

The software had generated buzz through word of mouth in ERs across the country, after government officials in Washington, reeling from a budget de...

Company works with major national health plans

High-profile donors from tech and Hollywood are funding a law group at Georgetown to fight for the Constitution, especially when it involves direct...

Venture capital funding for FinTech companies has exploded in recent years, driving a wave of innovation across the sector. Entrepreneurs and inves...

Feather wants to take the pain out of owning furniture and today announced the close of a $3.5 million seed round for its furniture rental business...

Experts say many people are using a growing stream of genetic data to help them make better health decisions.

Incorta, the startup that wants to speed up big data analytics by eliminating the need for data warehouses, has raised a $15 million Series B led b...

Ripcord, a startup that’s using robotics, machine vision, and artificial intelligence to create what it calls the “truly paperless workplace,” has ...

Tulip.io Inc., whose mobile software allows sales associates and retailers to engage more effectively with customers, has raised $40 million in a n...

Desktop Metal has already earned a number of fans with its 3D printed metal technology — Lowe’s, Caterpillar and BMW were all among its earliest cl...

In its first year Better mortgage made over $525 million in loans, which is the largest amount by a fintech company in its first year post launch. ...

Kleiner Perkins today announced that Mamoon Hamid will be joining the firm as a general partner and managing member.

CloudHealth is a Cloud Service Management platform that takes the frustration out of managing cloud deployments and puts the power back in the hand...

We are excited to stay involved in the OSIsoft ecosystem as partners with Element Analytics and hope to find ways to work with more partners of OSI...

Kleiner Perkins general partner Mary Meeker launched the 22nd edition of the Internet Trends Report at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, ...

The Wing, an all-women social, co-working and networking club in New York, has closed an $8 million Series A round as it gets set to open new outpo...

Since CEO Amol Deshpande and Baron sat down with the idea of a data network for farms in 2014, Farmers Business Network has built a network of 3,40...

We believe in a world where everyone can discover the profound benefits in their biological information, and that the powers we tap into through th...

Better Mortgage will expand a nascent program of offering homeowners a guaranteed interest rate within 20 minutes of filling out an online applicat...

Large venture-backed companies addressing fertility include Natera, Femasys, OvaScience and Progyny.

Two years after it was created, Desktop Metal, a 3D metal printing startup based in Burlington, Mass., is gearing up to take its first product into...

Nuna, while working with the federal government, has built a cloud-computing database of the nation’s 74 million Medicaid patients and their treatm...

ServiceMax announced that it is in the process of being acquired by GE Digital. We believe companies like ServiceMax can help drive the growth of w...

Ted Schlein interviews Warriors owner and CEO Joe Lacob on building a winning team and how creation of the “Strength in Numbers” franchise holds le...

Podcast covering frequently asked questions about fundraising in today’s startup environment.

Podcast about early-stage funding and how entrepreneurs can best navigate the waters of raising capital today.

Telogis announced that they were acquired by Verizon!

All top ten U.S. business schools have design clubs led by students – the fundamental profile of designers is beginning to shift.

Panel with leaders from various functions at top tech companies discussing best practices in cross-group teamwork and collaboration.

KPCB’s Mary Meeker presents the 2016 Internet Trends report, covering today’s Internet growth.

Podcast about cyber threats impacting the private and public sectors and what Silicon Valley can do about it.

Podcast about how we can collectively work to improve women’s participation in the tech industry at each key stage of their careers.

Podcast about three trends – electrification, sharing, and autonomous drive – that are reshaping the future of transportation.

Ellie Powers, the lead product manager of Google Play, discusses how developers can succeed on Google Play.

Panel discussion on user acquisition, engagement, and retention for mobile apps.

As today’s agricultural industry evolves and adapts, we’re seeing massive strides taking place at the intersection of food and technology.

A podcast conversation with tech giants about the importance of building a strong board.

John Doerr shares his enthusiasm with our team about his new role as KPCB Chair.

A podcast discussion about how we think about investing in the future of wearable technology.

The future isn’t the car. It’s the service, and the code is what enables and optimizes the service.

A podcast conversation about how former prison inmates turn their experiences into the startup American dream.

For all of us who use a computer or mobile device, great design is changing how we live and work. John Maeda’s report helps explain why.

A panel discussion on local & global growth marketing and how to build unique communities across different markets.

Interview with Defense Secretary Ash Carter about the expansion of the counter-ISIS campaign into the cyber domain.

An interview with General Keith Alexander about cybersecurity, terrorism, and corporate security.

A podcast conversation about the secret force behind Nest: good leadership and product design.

An interview with cyber guru Kevin Mandia about the evolving landscape of cyber threats.

Panel discussion on building effective sales organizations.

Brian Welle, Director of People Analytics at Google, leads a discussion on unconscious bias.

Podcast about management and how goal setting is done more frequently and publicly in modern day organizations.

Panel on how platform companies can best engage and listen to feedback from their developer communities.

Fireside chat about how Uber started as an underdog and emerged as a market leader.

A podcast about the intersection of government and technology.

Proud to announce our investment in Handshake, as they connect students, universities, & employers together into a nationwide career network

Google’s SVP of People, Laszlo Bock, discusses how Google thinks about hiring, management, and culture.

A panel with CMOs from Facebook, Slack, and Zynga on the importance of brand-building for early-stage startups.

A podcast conversation about what tactics entrepreneurs can use to make their idea more attractive for venture funding.

We’re excited to announce our investment in Looker, an analytics platform that makes it easy for everyone to find, explore and understand the...

A discussion with Silicon Valley legend Bill Campbell about how he coaches tech company founders and executives to great success.

Fifteen years ago, computers were primarily used by researchers and “nerdy” types. Today’s users, however, are considerably less nerdy.

Clean Power Finance and Kilowatt Financial have completed a merger, joining to become one company, Spruce Finance.

An honest discussion about the challenges facing women in STEM and practical ways to make education and the workforce more inclusive for women.

A podcast about design decisions in fitness products, and how consumer healthcare apps are “ethically” gamified to make chronic illness...

This morning, one of the Green Growth Fund’s portfolio companies, UpWind Solutions, was acquired by wind giant Vestas, the world’s largest manufact...

A podcast about the impact of artificial intelligence and its effect on society, job security, and the future of the human race.

A podcast conversation with Uber’s SVP of Business about how the company makes strategic business decisions in this evolving transportation e...

KPCB general partners Randy Komisar and Ted Schlein discuss their views on unicorns, the status of the tech bubble and provide practical advice for...

A podcast about the value of blockchain technology to small businesses and how it will disrupt current financial systems.

A podcast conversation with Pinterest’s CEO and co-founder Ben Silbermann about why he built the company, how he handled growth, and why he o...

Why we invested in Turo, a peer to peer marketplace for vehicle rentals.

A podcast conversation with cybersecurity guru Kevin Mandia about the current security outlook and the evolving landscape of cyber threats.

A podcast conversation about the impact that food technology can have on climate change, sustainability, and healthcare costs.

News about the latest additions to our team at KPCB with expertise in enterprise and consumer digital industries.

A podcast conversation welcoming a new general partner to Kleiner Perkins, Eric Feng, to discuss his decision to transition from an engineer and en...

Five years ago, I was thrilled to join Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as an investing partner after spending three years as CTO of a media te...

During Laszlo Bock’s nine years as Google’s SVP of People Operations, the company has won more than 100 awards for its employment practices. ...

Most start-ups would be happy if they were responsible for one major industry disruption. But Netflix, under the leadership of Reed Hastings, can c...

In this episode of “Ventured,” KPCB General Partner Randy Komisar interviews Priv Bradoo, Founder and CEO of e-waste recycling company ...

We just wrapped up our 2015 KPCB Fellows Program and it was an incredible summer! Our Fellows hacked together mobile products to support girls and ...

John Doerr interviews Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings, about some of the things that make for great companies — and great leaders.

A storm is brewing. Slowly, but steadily, the trickle of entrepreneurs working on a slew of technologies to make immersive worlds a reality coming ...

Block chain technology is one of our core focus areas at KPCB Edge and an area we track closely. We’d like to talk about our learnings in the space...

Video games have always captured the minds and imaginations of multiple generations. I remember my first time playing (then cracking) Castle Wolfen...

We recently hosted a “Welcome to Silicon Valley” event for this summer’s KPCB Fellows during which Fellows alum Alex Moffit interviewed Hosain Rahm...

Mobile devices have eclipsed desktops, laptops and other devices, becoming our primary method for engaging with the digital world. For the first ti...

Ciara Peter leads product at BetterWorks, and is on a mission to make work processes more data-driven, engaging, insightful, and fun. Ciara has bee...

Every business that sells a product or service has to master the art of pricing. But, as you think about pricing your own product, remember that pr...

Silicon Valley is increasingly focused on the gender diversity issues that affect technology businesses and venture capital firms. The data paint a...

In the wake of the e-commerce revolution, the consumer value system has shifted. Consumers want brands that support a “social good” and products ma...

Understanding how users interact with your product is essential to successful product development. It benefits not only design and production, but...

At a recent event held at Uber, design partner John Maeda presented his “Design in Tech” report and convened designers to discuss the role of the c...

Think of the vehicle that will change urban transportation. If the image in your mind is not an electric bus, you’re thinking of the wrong vehicle....

KPCB’s Mary Meeker presents the 2015 Internet Trends report, 20 years after the inaugural “The Internet Report” was first published in 1995.

From the beginning of the semiconductor industry a half-century ago, Moore’s Law has propelled Silicon Valley into the future. The impact of Gordon...

In the latest episode of the “Voices of KPCB” podcast, KPCB design partner John Maeda and talent partner Andy Chen speak to Elaine Zhoe and Viraj B...

I loved my time in school but it wasn’t until I left graduate school at the University of Washington that my real education began (beyond having le...

In a prior era, some considered it best practice to bring in “professional managers” to run the businesses started by creative and hard-working ent...

At the age of 22, I had just graduated from college in the United Kingdom and I was beginning my career at a Fortune 50 company. I had everything t...

For business leaders today, no task is more important than ensuring confidence and trust in the organizations they lead. The boardroom has woken up...

In this edition of the “Voices of KPCB” podcast series, KPCB partner Creighton Hicks sits down with Alex Polvi, CEO of CoreOS, to discuss the compu...

Push the boundaries: join a board. I strongly recommend that all professionals get involved with work outside of their day job and, when they can, ...

John Doerr hosts a behind the scenes conversation with Laszlo Bock, SVP of People Operations at Google, on Work Rules!, which Doerr calls “the Best...

Every day, we create 2.5 billion gigabytes of data. New developments in data storage, ranging from Hadoop to object-oriented approaches, have enabl...

When I went to Silicon Valley at the end of 2013, I had that feeling that comes every so often in one’s life: of not being too early, and not being...

In this edition of the “Voices of KPCB” podcast series, KPCB partners Creighton Hicks and Wen Hsieh talk to Peter Godman, CEO of Qumulo, about the ...

Design has become a game changer in Silicon Valley. In his inaugural #DesignInTech Report, John Maeda highlights the rising importance of design in...

KPCB partner Mike Abbott recently hosted a panel discussion about the intersection of engineering and management in front of an audience of leaders...

The greatest companies have clear vision. It’s the north star — the big, timeless idea that frames every key decision made by the company. The peop...

John Doerr lecture at UC Berkeley in a Q&A session where he discussed topics such as startups, healthcare, education, policy & politics, ve...

Interest in the Internet of Things has focused on the connected home, with attention to newly designed thermostats, lights, and security systems. Y...

We live in a world awash in media, from music to photos to home videos to TV to movies. We may download the media, or stream it, or create it ourse...

In this edition of the Voices of KPCB podcast series, KPCB partner Randy Komisar speaks to Brook Porter, partner in KPCB’s Green Growth Fund, and A...

I had just finished my second year on the faculty at MIT, and one of my colleagues who had joined the academy at the time had just shared the fact ...

Our latest “Voices of KPCB” podcast features a conversation between KPCB Partner John Doerr, SVP of People Operations at Google Laszlo Bock, and CE...

Everyone in tech acknowledges that we need more women working in our startups. Studies show that organizations are stronger when they are diverse. ...

Behind every great CEO is a great board, and I’ve noticed that startup founders tend to put off the task of building strong boards. Consider succes...

Learn to code. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of software developers alone is expected to grow 22% between 2012 and 2022. ...

Hear Mike and Albert Lee recount the beginnings of MyFitnessPal and their entrepreneurial journey, in conversation with John Doerr of KPCB. The two...

This past year, VC funding for digital health startups exceeded $4 billion – in this behind the scenes interview, John Doerr spoke with MyFitnessPa...

Several trends – the decline in the cost of data storage, the growth of the Internet of Things, and the rise of consumer-generated data – have conv...

Randy Komisar is a venture capitalist, author, and entrepreneur. There are many people who would teach you how to calculate ROI and make a business...

At a recent KPCB event in Los Angeles, former Vice President and KPCB partner Al Gore interviewed film and television producer Brian Grazer on what...

Six technologies are converging on the transportation industry, and investors have taken note.

KPCB Design Partner John Maeda hosted a conversation on design, technology and leadership with four visionary leaders in the design industry at Amm...

Technology is playing a critical role as an enabler of a more personalized way of doing business — one that lets consumers connect with produ...

Foundation Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:FMI) and Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that they will enter into a broad strategic collabora...

When aspiring entrepreneurs envision their future companies, they tend to think about the products they will build. Not too much time is spent thin...

After just getting back from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, KPCB Partners Wen Hsieh and Michael Linse had some thoughts to share...

The resignation of Target’s CEO last May, after cyber attackers accessed the payment records of 40 million shoppers and Q4 profit declined 46 perce...

Sam Lessin was Facebook’s VP of Product Management and was interviewed by Bing Gordon for KPCB’s ‘Product Management Stories’ ser...

Shortly after I joined KPCB, I wrote a post about design in the new economy. Since then, I’ve immersed myself in the culture of Silicon Valley to e...

In the latest edition of the “Voices of KPCB” podcast series, KPCB partner Beth Seidenberg speaks to Jason Oberfest, Co-Founder and CEO at Mango He...

In a panel discussion at a recent KPCB event in Los Angeles, Albert Cheng, EVP and CPO of Digital Media at Disney, Neil Young, CEO and Founder at N...

At a recent KPCB event in Los Angeles, former Vice President and KPCB partner Al Gore interviewed film and television producer Brian Grazer on what...

In the latest edition of the Voices of KPCB podcast series, KPCB partner Ted Schlein speaks to Adam Ghetti, founder, chairman, and CTO of Ionic Sec...

Big data keeps getting bigger. Last year, VC firms invested $3.6 billion – 75 percent of what they invested in the previous five years combined. Th...

In the consumer Internet business, we hear lots of talk about retention hacking – the tricks you can use to keep your customers around. But I’ve of...

Highly publicized cyberattacks have put cybersecurity on C-suite and boardroom agendas, but this good news for entrepreneurs in the space also brin...

At KPCB’s recent 12-200 CEO Workshop, KPCB Partner Mike Abbott interviewed Laszlo Bock, SVP of People Operations at Google, and Don Mattrick, CEO o...

The time to prepare for your next corporate crisis is now. Amanda Duckworth, partner at the corporate communications firm Brunswick Group, emphasiz...

From genome-based therapeutics and diagnostics to pulse-monitoring smart watches, health data is transforming medicine. But it is also alarming pat...

Every startup today should be thinking about its approach to security. This is especially true for companies with access to sensitive information a...

In this episode of “Voices of KPCB,” KPCB Partners Anjney Midha and Mike Abbott join RelateIQ’s VP of Product DJ Patil to discuss all things big da...

Eric Feng has many years of experience expanding a U.S. business in China – never an easy feat, especially for startup firms. Feng is now CTO of th...

In this podcast, KPCB Recruiting Partner Andy Chen speaks with Jose Cong, Head of Recruiting at Nest, and Stephanie Zhan, a 2014 KPCB Fellow at Nes...

a year ago today, i began one of the most interesting stints of my career: i became part of the technology surge team brought in from the private s...

when students visit me in office hours at stanford, they often ask me what i think they should do over the summer. take an internship at a big comp...

As part of the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) Leadership Salon series, KPCB Partner Beth Seidenberg hosted a panel of leaders in the b...

Learning to race a sports car by the seat of your pants, finding the open receiver between the arms of giant pass rushers, swimming with whale shar...

When it comes to corporate IT, revolution is in the air. The way companies buy, build, manage, optimize and secure information technology is changi...

In this edition of the Voices of KPCB podcast, KPCB partners Mike Abbott and Max Motschwiller speak to Jonathan Downey, the CEO of Airware. They di...

On Friday, the WSJ leaked news that SK Telecom was acquiring shopkick, and it was confirmed over the weekend. I’m thrilled for Cyriac and the team,...

In this podcast, KPCB’s Mike Abbott, Wen Hsieh, and Rouz Jazayeri discuss the rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT), which has been predicted ...

John Maeda, a partner at KPCB and one of the leading designers in the world, gave the closing keynote at MHacks Fall 2014.

On September 9th, 2014, KPCB partners got together to discuss the major implications of the Apple Announcement for the technology industry. The iPh...

In the coming weeks, 55 million U.S. students in grades K-12 will go back to school. In their backpacks they will carry pens, No. 2 pencils, 3-ring...

Digital health has a pretty erratic grade point average, or so says Dana Mead, a parter at venture firm Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers. He o...

In this edition of our KPCB podcast series, KPCB design partner John Maeda and KPCB Recruiting Partner Jackie Xu talk with Alex Cornell, freelance ...

In this podcast, KPCB Partner Anjney Midha chats with Jared Morgenstern, former PM at Facebook who launched the “like” button, to discuss how commu...

Into this day, you all thundered and roared, The best founders and CRO’s that KPCB could afford. Coming to Stanford, you roared and you thun...

Into Stanford University, you have thundered and roared, The best founders and CEOs KPCB could afford. Into this epicenter of disruption, you roare...

In this podcast, KPCB partners Mike Abbott, John Maeda, and Anjney Midha discuss the increasingly critical intersection between technology and desi...

The digital health revolution could not be arriving at a better time. The U.S. population is getting older, sicker, fatter and more sedentary. As t...

Welcome to our world, all 76 of you in number. You have very high potential, and we couldn’t feel humbler. You are the top draft picks from univer...

KPCB General Partner Ted Schlein recently hosted a panel of cybersecurity experts intent on reshaping the way the tech industry protects informatio...

On June 7th, KPCB Design Partner John Maeda hosted a conversation on design, craft, and technology with some of the design industry’s biggest lumin...

As part of the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) Leadership Salon series, KPCB General Partner Ted Schlein recently hosted a panel of cyb...

Building a successful security software company is notoriously hard to get right over the long haul. Computer security is a fast-moving target. You...

KPCB’s Mary Meeker presents key Internet trends showing slowing Internet user growth but strong smartphone, tablet and mobile data traffic gr...

As part of the KPCB Leadership Salon series, KPCB General Partner John Doerr led a panel of education technology innovators to discuss how technolo...

Despite years of continuous discussion and a number of high profile female leaders, most Silicon Valley technology companies still lack widespread ...

There are at least six fundamental truths that digital-health entrepreneurs will have to accept as necessary (but not sufficient) for finding succe...

KPCB Partner Anjney Midha (@AnjneyMidha) sits down with Catheryne Nicholson (@Catheryne_N) and Matthieu Riou (@mriou), founders of BlockCypher, to ...

KP Partner Anjney Midha (@AnjneyMidha) sits down with Ryan Shea (@ryaneshea) and Muneeb Ali (@muneeb), founders of OneName.io (@OneNameio), to disc...

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) Design Partner John Maeda and Quirky founder and CEO Ben Kaufman recently co-hosted a discussion with f...

There are consistent patterns in how startup pitches are evaluated; aspiring entrepreneurs, pay attention.

As part of the KPCB Leadership Salon series, KPCB General Partner John Doerr led a panel of education technology innovators to discuss how technolo...

As part of the KPCB 12-200 Meet-Up series, KPCB’s Marketing and Communications Partner, Christina Lee led a panel to discuss the value of internal ...

Twenty years ago, when I was a young coder/designer, my life boiled down to this haiku: “All I want to be / is someone that makes new things ...

Since arriving in Silicon Valley six weeks ago, I’ve spent time with designers at Flipboard, Chegg, Nest, AboutLife, FindTheBest, MyFitnessPal, Squ...

Spurred by the Affordable Care Act, the American healthcare system in 2014 has entered a period of titanic change. The process will be messy and di...

This poem by Bing Gordon was presented at DLD14.

Three and a half years ago I first heard the pitch for Nest in my office. Tony Fadell and I had been friends and cycling buddies for years. I dee...

Digital health professionals met in our KPCB San Francisco Office to talk about trends in health technology. Moderated by KPCB’s Beth Seidenberg, t...

I’m a big believer in the many opportunities afforded by going to a good college. My parents were, too – even though my father never finished...

I’m often asked, “What’s another successful design-led company besides Apple?” And I have to pause—not because companies li...

“None of my inventions came by accident. I see a worthwhile need to be met and I make trial after trial until it comes. What it boils down to is on...

What we need is a new type of company—called an artisanal manufacturer—based on principles that promote economic prosperity, enliven local communit...

We had a great night in our San Francisco Office with some of the Valley’s best marketing and communications professionals. The panel feature...

Oddly enough, one of the worst things that can happen to a young startup is to raise more cash than the business actually requires. It leads to slo...

One of the hardest things for entrepreneurs to learn is that most of the time, the best thing they can do is get out of the way of the people actua...

One of the hardest things for entrepreneurs to learn is that most of the time, the best thing they can do is get out of the way of the people actua...

Lessons Learned

Refining the Engineering Team

Recruiting Done Right

Building And Managing An Engineering Team

This poem by Bing Gordon was presented at Chicago Ideas Week.

Building successful businesses starts with having the right people at every level. But, sometimes you put the wrong people in the wrong roles.

There is an old tech industry adage that more engineers solve all problems. This is because historically engineers have been the Sherpas of innovat...

This poem by Bing Gordon was presented at the 2013 KPCB Fellows Welcome Reception.

For missionary entrepreneurs, the dream outcome is to build an “Internet treasure” — a brand that defines a generation, proves that we are better t...

KPCB’s Mary Meeker and Liang Wu take a close look at the impact of limits on high-skilled immigrants on the tech industry – and make the case...

Just as first-round football quarterbacks benefit from great coaches, budding entrepreneurs need mentors.

I had a surprising revelation after my first weekend with Google’s internet connected specs: Glass is perfect for parents. After all, who nee...

This poem by Bing Gordon was presented at VentureCrush 2013.

Today we’re unveiling our plan to fund entrepreneurs for a brand new platform – Glass. To do so, we’re forming the Glass Collective with long-time ...

This poem by Bing Gordon was presented at SXSW 2013.

KPCB’s Bing Gordon posits that Moore’s Law no longer drives the manifest destiny of gaming and salutes a new era that derives more power from socia...

It isn’t just athletes who fail to live up to their early potential — if you are a “high draft choice” in life, you have a ...

KPCB’s Mary Meeker shares her keen financial observations in this non-partisan report, which looks at the U.S. government — and its financials — as...

This poem by Bing Gordon was presented at SXSW 2012.

KPCB’s Bing Gordon extracts lessons learned from the talented business leaders who propelled some of today’s most influential next-generation Web c...

KPCB’s Matt Murphy and Mary Meeker offer their take on the social, economic and technological trends fueling unchecked growth and disruption in tod...

KPCB’s Mary Meeker shares her keen financial observations in this non-partisan report, which looks at the U.S. government — and its financials — as...

KPCB’s Bing Gordon highlights the advantages of using game elements to liven up the online user experience in this light-hearted but seriously usef...

KPCB’s Mary Meeker shares her keen financial observations in this non-partisan report, which looks at the U.S. government — and its financials — as...