Roger Ehrenberg

Google's Venture Capital Misadventures

Reinharden, the key issue to me is the definition of Google's core competencies. Are substantially line-extending acquisitions business development or venture capital investing? It depends on how you define your terms. I call it VC investing, and that's how I use it in my post. My contention is that if Google applied laser focus to its existing IP base with an eye towards monetization, they would do better than looking at broad initiative at diversification.