Dr Johannes LenhardThe ethics of VC — Thin- or thick-skinned? VCs respond to critics (#14)In September, The Information ran an ‘Exclusive’ on Garry Tan’s rebuttals desperately fighting of his critics. The Y-Combinator CEO who…5 min read·Oct 22, 2023----
Dr Johannes LenhardOn ESG and Hope — An update from the frontline of writing the ‘Kingmakers’(#13 )I was recently invited to a boring looking boardroom on the outskirts of the City of London. It wasn’t my first time in this boardroom…5 min read·Jul 26, 2023----
Dr Johannes LenhardThe ethics of VC — Anti-ESG (#12)A couple of weeks ago I read ‘Woke.Inc’, as an exercise to understand the kind of backlash I am expecting to also come our way in the land…5 min read·Nov 2, 2022----
Dr Johannes LenhardThe ethics of VC — Tech’s optimism problems (#11)It was almost midnight, but still unbearably hot outside. New York can get muggy in the summer and the beautiful trees in the Brooklyn…6 min read·May 4, 2022----
Dr Johannes LenhardInterlude — writing a book on DEI in tech and VCHow Erika Brodnock and I came to write a book on diversity, equity and inclusion and interview dozens of people who want to drive change6 min read·May 28, 2021----
Dr Johannes LenhardEthics of VC — Why does still nobody care about VCs? (Anniversary post #10)The investment world was recently shaken by the ‘Deliveroo disaster’ but why is still nobody talking about the ‘ethics of VCs’ and so much…5 min read·Apr 13, 2021----
Dr Johannes LenhardThe ethics of VC — Why ESG for VCs now?(#9)While nine months ago (see my earlier piece), many VC funds wouldn’t even have known what ESG might mean for them, there has been a wave…7 min read·Mar 11, 2021----
Dr Johannes LenhardAnthropology of data — a reading listThe time between Christmas and New Year’s is often slow — and even more so this year in London where Tier-4 restrictions keep us inside…6 min read·Dec 28, 2020----
Dr Johannes LenhardThe ethics of venture investing — how is the professionalisation of the industry going to affect…It’s rainy here in London and I just came home from afternoon tea with an old friend of mine. He has recently moved from banking into the…6 min read·Oct 21, 2020----
Dr Johannes LenhardThe ultimate primer on venture capital and silicon valleyIt’s Covid-lockdown-time and (quite a few) people have a little bit more time to read and think about things. I finally came around to…10 min read·Apr 22, 2020----