Feb 29, 20202 minDawn Redwoods and ESGI planted my Dawn Redwood on a beautiful sunny day. 54 degrees, warm breezes, puffy cotton-clouds set against an azure sky…. I was inspir...
Jan 15, 20205 minK8, Generation Z Unfiltered- #5Gen Z: Are we as “Financially Doomed” as Millennials? By: Kiran Johnson and Rosario Picone Each generation uniquely shapes our economy. D...
Jan 13, 20203 minCan We Nurture Early Stage Technology Companies? K8 Looks to the New Decade for Growth and AnswersK8 Ventures was created in 2016 by myself and my partner, Gary Scheier, to bring to the market a better model through which to develop ea...
Nov 20, 20193 minK8, GenerationZ Unfiltered- #4 GenerationZ Unfiltered Chief Editors: Kiran Johnson and Rosario Picone Plastics: The Blame Game, by Kiran Johnson and Rosario Picone It’s...
Nov 19, 20193 minThe Hidden Power of Mathematics In baseball, with a man on first base and no outs, almost all managers will have their next batter bunt to move the runner to second base...
Nov 5, 20193 minCan AI help Smoking Cessation Problems? Can AI help Smoking Cessation Problems? With news about vaping illnesses and deaths commanding (and rightly so) our attention, the overal...
Oct 12, 20193 minHow K8 is Defining the Venture Builder Studio Model A few weeks ago, while traveling in Oregon, I came across a bladesmith (the professional title for a knife craftsmen) who pushed me to re...
Sep 25, 20193 minK8 Generation Z Spotlight #3: The Environment Gen-Z Perspectives, Chief Editors: Kiran Johnson and Rosario Picone "Your Generation" - By Kiran Johnson ‘Your generation will be the one...
Sep 16, 20194 minK8 Generation Z Spotlight #2: Brand Relationships Gen-Z perspectives, Chief Editors: Kiran Johnson and Rosario Picone Generation Z’s Relationship with Brands- by Rosario Picone Generation...
Aug 30, 20192 minThe Future of Diversity in Venture CapitalWhen I started this blog, I was in Sweden, celebrating a family reunion. Watching dozens of my Indian relatives convene in a small, very ...
Jul 26, 20194 minIntroducing the K8 ModelThere are a lot of blogs out there that will give you general advice on how to be successful in venture capital. Cut the fat. Build your ...
Jul 12, 20193 minLeveling-Up, But Make it Business Skyrim, Fallout, Mass Effect and Civilization; ahh, my favorite binges (pre GoT). Despite different settings and storylines, they all fol...
Jul 4, 20196 minK8 Ventures Gen-Z Spotlight: Volume 1 We’re starting a GenerationZ perspectives blog, authored by “Z’ers” across the country. It seemed fitting that we should start series abo...
Jul 1, 201916 minVenture Capital Structure's Effect on IRR in Early Stage Venture InvestingI. Introduction Over the last 30 years traditional venture investors have moved up the risk curve with respect to desiring more certainty...
Jun 16, 20193 minWhen and Where, Effortlessly: Meet bamm! Early in my corporate sales career I flew to Dallas to close, what was for me, an epically large client. The plane touched down and the j...
May 24, 20193 minThe New Wave of Venture Capital ControlFinance is just as much about people as it is about numbers. Not a phrase you hear often, right? Well at K8 we buy into it. But before we...
Apr 12, 20193 minIntroducing P3rceive Happy 2019, Day 100! What comes to mind when you think of the phrase “venture capital”? Sure, complicated exchanges of money, pitch sessi...
Jan 26, 20194 min2019: Not a Restart, but a ContinuationNew Year’s Resolutions and January First are a natural pairing.. With the dawn of a new year comes the pressure (from well-meaning source...
Dec 1, 20183 minThe Disruption Imperative: K8’s Raison d’êtreI moved into venture for the same reasons I moved into entrepreneurship: there were immediately addressable needs that were relevant to m...
Nov 3, 20183 minTeamwork: What Makes the Vision a RealityIt seems as though every startup is scrambling to tack on bells, whistles and buzzwords to sell potential investors, partners and employe...
