Once upon a time, one founder got things badly wrong… By Heidi Roizen (Operating Partner, DFJ) This post originally appeared on Heidi’s blog. This is a grim fairy tale about a mythical company and its mythical founder. While I concocted this story, I did...
As a longtime Silicon Valley entrepreneur, VC and board member, Heidi Roizen was — and often continues to be — the only woman in the room. She’s faced her fair share of awkward situations. By Heidi Roizen (Operating Partner, DFJ) Early in T/Maker’s life, I...
VC Heidi Roizen shares four lessons she learned going toe to toe with Steve Jobs earlier in her career. By Heidi Roizen (Operating Partner, DFJ) Fresh out of Stanford Business School, I started a software company, T/Maker, with my brother Peter. He was the software...
Venture capital firm DFJ just announced that Silicon Valley entrepreneur, VC, educator and board member Heidi Roizen will be the firm’s new Operating Partner. By Betsy Mikel (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0) Just after announcing DFJ Venture XI, a $325 million...