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Ask A VC: Shasta Ventures’ Rob Coneybeer On The Challenges Of Founding A VC Firm And More

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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
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We put Shasta Ventures’ co-founder Rob Coneybeer in the hot seat this week for Ask A VC. After spending a number of years at NEA as a VC, Coneybeer decided to found his own firm. He explains in the video above why he felt there was a need for another fund, as well as the challenges of creating an investment vehicle. We also chatted about whether VCs have short attention spans, what’s next for mobile innovation, and more.

Check out the video above!