Letter #119: Bob Kagle (2012) - by KG - A Letter a Day

Hi there! Welcome to A Letter a Day. If you want to know more about this newsletter, see "The Archive.” At a high level, you can expect to receive a memo/essay or speech/presentation transcript from an investor, founder, or entrepreneur (IFO) each edition. More here. If you find yourself interested in any of these IFOs and wanting to learn more, shoot me a DM or email and I’m happy to point you to more or similar resources. Today’s letter is the transcript of the commencement speech Benchmark Cofounder Bob Kagle gave in 2012 at Kettering University (fka General Motors Institute). In this speech, Bob shares stories about his upbringing that illustrate the values he cares about, his first job, the value of graduate school and great mentors, his path to venture capital, his philosophy on venture capital, familial struggles and how they affected him, lessons from eBay and from Pierre, founding Benchmark and Benchmark’s founding philosophy and attitude, Silicon Valley as a state of mind, th

Hi there! Welcome to A Letter a Day. If you want to know more about this newsletter, see "The Archive.” At a high level, you can expect to receive a memo/essay or speech/presentation transcript from an investor, founder, or entrepreneur (IFO) each edition. More here. If you find yourself interested in any of these IFOs and wanting to learn more, shoot me a DM or email and I’m happy to point you to more or similar resources. Today’s letter is the transcript of the commencement speech Benchmark Cofounder Bob Kagle gave in 2012 at Kettering University (fka General Motors Institute). In this speec