Flock Theory #21
The “David Attenborough” venture firms, where nature is used to convey much deeper meaning; enduring stability, the unconditional love of family and the memorable waves that might be ridden together
A thought:
Not many venture firms are named after aging seabirds, most fall into more conventional categories. The first, and perhaps less fashionable these days, is the firm named after the founding partners. In this category, we have the likes of Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins and Khosla. I could never do this, not least because Thomas Capital, Spencer Partners or Williams Ventures fill me with inordinate disgust. The second category is something I’ll lazily define as sort of “technology & innovation related” and here we have firms like Lightspeed, SignalFire and Spark, which always sound very slick, if a little clinical. Not for me thanks. Sticking with our sloppy definitions, next we have “something about founders” which includes firms like Founders Fund, Human Capital and Long Journey. Getting warmer. Finally, we have the “David Attenborough” venture firms, where nature is used to convey much deeper meaning; Sequoia, Susa and Tidemark. Here, nature is borrowed to have founders think of enduring stability, the unconditional love of family and the memorable waves that might be ridden together. As for the deeper meaning behind Elder Gull, maybe I’ll tell you sometime or better yet, read the book and see if you can find your own.
A read:
A quote:
“The natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.” Sir David Attenborough
A meme:
