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Software investment tips from Kleiner Perkins

[Posted on June 21, 2006 - 2:27 PM]

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Has SaaS got you down? Not sure whether open source enterprise applications are about to hit? Then, take a deep breath and look to Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers for guidance on how to invest profitably in software startups.

Here are the seven characteristics the venture capital firm looks for in a software company:

1) Serves individual need
2) Viral/organic adoption
3) Contextual personalized information
4) No data entry or training is required
5) Delivers instantaneous value
6) Uses community and social relationships
7) Minimum IT footprint

Now just build up a network, reputation and investment talent akin to what Kleiner Perkins has and you'll achieve top quartile returns.

For more on Kleiner Perkins' investment tips, see:
Don Dodge
Jeff Clavier
Jeff Nolan

Technorati tags: kleiner+perkins, software, vc, venture capital.

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