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Diane’s article “Six Myths about Venture Capitalists” is one of Harvard Business Review’s Top 10 Must Reads.
“If you read nothing else on entrepreneurship and startups, read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We’ve combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you build your company for enduring success.” – HBR
Diane is a private equity advisor to the Kauffman Foundation, and works with family offices to develop and execute PE/VC investment strategies and evaluate private investment opportunities. She sits on numerous fund Advisory Boards both in the US and abroad.
Diane also writes and speaks regularly about investing in venture capital. She is the author We Have Met the Enemy …and He Is Us, a widely read report on the VC industry, as well as two books on venture capital investing. Diane’s work has been featured in The Economist, the Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, Institutional Investor, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal and numerous industry publications. Her perspectives on the industry are also part of the MBA curriculum at Babson, Boston College, Case Western, Darden, Kellogg, NYU, and Stanford, as well as Harvard Law School.
Diane speaks to a wide range of audiences and is known for her thought provoking and engaging talks that challenge the prevailing narratives of the private equity and venture capital industries.
The Venture Brief – Episode 20
Diane covers all things Venture Capital, the Gig Economy, meditation, mentors, and navigating uncertainty.
A challenging environment for venture capital?
Diane talks with Emma Walden about ‘the current challenging environment for venture capital’ at at the SuperInvestor conference in Amsterdam.
Startup Stir – An Evening of Entrepreneurship
Diane joins some of Boston’s most enterprising women to discuss entrepreneurship and venture capital.