No Red Lights: Reflections on Life, 50 Years in Venture Capital, and Never Driving Alone

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A look back at half a century in the venture capital world by one of the most successful and still active venture capitalists.Due to extensive media and online coverage of the business arena, news of start-ups, mergers, and deals are familiar headlines today. That wasn't always the case. The early days of venture capital were a far cry from today's very public dealings. Alan Patricof-one of the pioneers of the venture community-offers a behind-the-scenes look at the past fifty years in the industry. From buying stock in Apple when its market share was only $60 million to founding New York Magazine and investing in AOL, Audible, and more recently, Venmo and Axios, his discerning approach to finding companies is almost peerless. All his investments-from Xerox to Apple to Venmo-were based on his belief in the founder entrepreneurs and the markets they were addressing. Each had an exciting story to tell about how they would change the world. Still searching for the "next great thing, " Patricof explains how he started his career by learning the fundamentals of investing and then listening to entrepreneurs to understand their creativity and ingenuity.