
The Death (and Rebirth) of Venture Capital Ft. Dave McClure & Ben Black
Technology
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*please note limited seating for the private dinner, starting at 7:30pm The Death (and Rebirth) of Venture Capital: The IPO "Pipeline" & The Rise of Secondaries Agenda: 5:00 PM – Live Podcast Recording & Interactive Q&A 7:30 PM – Private Dinner (Invite Only) About This Event The math behind venture capital is fundamentally broken. A decade ago, a company hitting $100M in revenue was the gold standard for booking an IPO roadshow. Today, companies are staying private longer than ever, often forced to wait until they clear $1B in revenue just to look at the public markets. The traditional 10-year fund lifecycle is crashing face-first into an unprecedented liquidity bottleneck. Join us at the Park James Hotel for a raw, unfiltered conversation with two of Silicon Valley's most seasoned operators and pioneers as they break down how to rebuild the VC ecosystem from scratch. We’re bringing together Dave McClure (Founder of 500 Startups & Practical Venture Capital) and Ben Black (Founder of Akkadian Ventures, CIO at Powerlaw Corp. (Nasdaq: PWRL) to dismantle the standard talking points and…
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Date & Time
Thursday, July 16, 2026
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location
Park James Hotel, 1400 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA