Jeffrey Bussgang

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Jeffrey Bussgang is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur and entrepreneurship professor at Harvard Business School (HBS). His venture capital firm, Flybridge Capital Partners, has over $700 million under management and made investments in over 120 technology-focused startups since inception over eighteen years ago (including Bowery Farming, Chief, Codecademy, and MongoDB). At HBS, he teaches Launching Technology Ventures (www.hbsltv.com), a popular class for MBA students starting companies or pursuing careers in startups. Prior to becoming a venture capitalist, Bussgang was an entrepreneur, serving as co-founder and president of Upromise (acquired by Sallie Mae) and an executive team member at Open Market (IPO 1996). He is the author of two books: Mastering the VC Game, an essential guide for entrepreneurs raising capital and building their startups, and Entering StartUpLand, an essential guide to finding the right startup job, as well as over thirty HBS case studies, teaching notes and book chapters on startup management and entrepreneurship. He started his career with The Boston Consulting Group and holds an MBA from HBS and a BA in computer science from Harvard College. Bussgang writes a popular blog, www.SeeingBothSides.com, that has been syndicated in Fortune, Inc. and the Huffington Post and lives in the Boston area with his wife and three children. The book website can be viewed at www.JeffBussgang.com.

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