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Steve Krausz General Partner |
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If change is the only constant, then it's the unique qualities of each entrepreneur that keeps Steve Krausz passionate about working with startups.
"I get excited about creation in technology," says Steve, who joined USVP in 1985. "It's exciting to see new generations of entrepreneurs who bring leadership to their organizations. These are people who can paint a picture of success that makes others want to join them, who can liberate others to be their best."
Steve has been involved with USVP's investments in Check Point Software, Harmonic Lightwaves and Stratacom. He serves on the boards of Asempra, Force10 Networks, Imperva, Megapath, MontaVista, National Banana, Occam Networks, Sierra Monolithics, Synfora, and Xirrus. Steve has led the firm's investments in Accelerated Networks, Applied Digital Access, Elantec, MicroLinear, Occam Networks, and Xylan.
Change means innovation—it also means disruption of status quo. Steve is drawn to areas of disequilibrium, where the possibility exists of technology solving an old problem in a new way, or redefining the way people work and live.
"We shouldn't ever think we know what's next. The only thing we can anticipate is the unexpected."
Steve enjoys the role of coach and mentor to CEOs and finds it rewarding when he can help them consider new solutions or gain a broadened perspective on the market environment.
"Markets define themselves on the basis of business or consumers that have a need, and are most often evolutionary, not revolutionary," he notes. "The consumerization and globalization of technology are especially interesting now. The evolution from an enterprise model to one that is consumer-facing is big."
The father of two, Steve serves on the board of Woodside Priory School and is a former executive board member of the National Venture Capital Association. An avid skier, Steve enjoys travel with his family. When time permits, his reading interests include world history, especially the Middle East and Asia. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Stanford Business School, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.
Best book I've read recently: Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Green.
U.S. Venture Partners
2735 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Telephone: (650) 854-9080
Fax: (650) 854-3018
www.usvp.com