Brian Wynne Williams

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Archive for January, 2008

We work with start-ups that are in various stages of fundraising.  I often talk with entrepreneurs about raising money and do what I can to make introductions.  In some cases, we’ll convert a small percentage of our services fees into an investment, so we know what it’s like to have some skin in the game.  We work with clients we believe in, regardless of our “participation,” and love the excitement of early-stage companies.

Having started Viget in 1999, we went through a bit of the tech bubble and all of the bust, and we learned a lot of lessons.  One was: no matter how good it gets, don’t bet the farm on start-ups.  So, we continue to balance our client list with traditional offline companies as well as start-ups, and that balance benefits both kinds of clients in addition our staff and our company.

There continues to be mainstream talk of a recession, and some VC’s are talking about what a downturn could mean to the investment community and start-ups seeking funding.  Even as we grow and expand, we talk about it internally — should we be concerned?

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