TVFPitchersisabrilliantseriesoffivewebisodeswhichrevolves

aroundthelifeoffourprotagonistswhowanttostartanewventure.The
seriesshowsthatthepsycheoftheentrepreneursinIndiahaschanged
alot;butthesocietyhasntchangedmuch.
Eventhoughthetimeshavechanged,theaverageIndiandoesnot
moveawayfromtheclassicRiskaversementality.Themessage
conveyedisthatifyouwanttofly,thenletgo.Theteamformationis
veryimportantaswell.Ifyouneedtosupportoneteammemberoutof
his/hercurrentpredicament,yourwholeteamneedstobebehindthat
member.Hiringorformingtheteamisextremelycriticalattheinception
ofanystartup.
Iftheteamhasbigdifferencesinbetweenthem,thewholeventure
isendangered.Aslongasthesedifferencesarenotfundamental,the
teamandeventuallytheventurewillsurvive.Asamatteroffact,ifthe
differencesarethere,itisbettertohashitoutwithyourcolleagues,so
thattheideaisclear.Theteammayormaynothaveaboss;butif
someoneisappointed,theneventhoughyourespecthim/heryoumust
sometimesstanduptohim/her.
Sometimeseventhegreatestleadersdontknowwhatisgoingto
happen.Thenyouhavetorelyonyourgutfeeling.Heretheconceptof
tossingthecoinisbrilliantlyused.Eventhoughyouhavenotreally
tossedthecoin,youwouldactuallyrootforoneoutcome.Thiswould
definitelybeyourgutfeelingandourinstinctwouldguideusfurther.
Thesedecisionsmayberightortheymayturnouttobewrong;butthe
burdenofmakingatoughchoiceisdefinitelylightened.
Thechoicetostartastartupisnoteasy.Thismeansthatyou
havetogiveupalotofthingsthatyouwouldrathernot.Theseinclude
jobsecurity,timewithlovedones,lessworketc.Thismeansthatthe
roadtobecomeafledglingstartupletalonearoaringsuccessisnot
easy.Thedistinctionbetweenprivatelifeandworkissomewhatblurred.
Tostartanewventurewithoutthebackingofmoneywouldbea
toughselltosomeoftheoldergeneration.Theirpointofviewmaybe
entirelydifferentfromyours.Thesecouldresultinaltercationsandeven
blownoutfights.Thesupportofyourlovedonesisalwaysbeneficialand
hence,welcome.
Thelovelifeofthestartupguyisprettynonexistent.Thehours
putatworkmaycausestrainintherelationship.Hereunderstanding
betweenthetwopersonsisparamount.Ifthereisnodialogbetween
them,thechancesarethattwoofthemmaydriftapartandprobably

causeseverementalstresstoeachother.
Youmustvalueeachandeverymemberofyourteam.Not
everyoneisperfect;butnoteveryoneisuselesseither.Youmustfind
outabouttheskillsofeverymember.Now,youshouldknowhowyou
aregoingtoutilizetheirskillstoenhancethefirm.
Somethingventuredisadocumentarybasedontrueevents.This
depictsstartofarevolutioni.e.venturecapitalisminUnitedStates.The
documentaryretellsthestoryofventurecapitalistslikeTomPerkins,
ArtherRock,ReidDennis,BillEdwards,BillBowes,etc.entrepreneurs
likeHerbertBoyer,GordenMoore,JimmyTreybig,NolanBushnell,etc.
andstoriesofinceptionoftodaysgiantslikeApple,Intel,Ciscoetc.
Thestartofthemovementwasverysimple.ArthurRockgota
letterwhichpromptedhimtothinkaboutfulfillinganeedforbudding
entrepreneurs.Sohethoughttobesomeonedifferentthanbeingawall
streetbanker.ShermanFairchildhelpedthemaftertheyhadconceded
defeatandtherevolutionbegan.
ThetreacherouseightstartedtheFairfaxlabsandthiskickstarted
thewholenewindustry.Thisgavebirthtosiliconvalley.Justacross
themagroupofpeoplemetinahotelatSanFransisco.Thesepeople
wouldthengoonandbecomeoneofthegreatestpioneersofventure
capitalism.Thiswaslaterdeemedastheoriginoftheinstitutionalized
ventureassociates.
Theytogetherstartedsomethingoutofnothing.Itwasvery
uncommonofthebanksatthattimetoprovideseedforventures.This
wasbecause,therewasnothingconcreteyet,itwasjustanidea.This
meantthatmanyoftheventureswoulddiebecauseoflackoffunds.The
venturecapitalistschangedthat.
ThisdocumentaryalsogiveskudostoProf.GeorgesDoriotof
HarvardBusinessSchool,whereheinspiredalotofyoungstudentsto
becomeasuccessfulventurecapitalist.Hewasapioneerinthefieldof
venturecapitalismfirms.Hislecturesarelaudedasbeingpopulistsoas
toberelatedtostartingnewfirmsandtechnology.
Thereareinstancesinthedocumentarywhichshowed
backgroundsofthesepeople.Aswenowknowit,theyallhad
entrepreneurialstreakinthemsincetheirchildhood.Thisgoesonto
showthatifyouwanttohelpabusinessman,youyourselfshouldknow
howtorunabusiness.
Someofthedealswentbeyondjustbusiness.Theynotonlyruled
theworldbutalsoshapeditsfuture.SomeofthefirmslikeGenetech

wereconsideredveryrisky;butturnedouttobegroundbreakingintheir
respectivefields.Genetechsavedalotoflivesaswellasperformed
excellentlybygettingtherevenues.
Thereweresomeofthedealsthatfailedsomewhat.Theseshow
usthattomakegreatdealsyoualsoneedluckandhopethatyour
timingforintroductionofyourproductisspoton.Lackofabovefactor
rendersthecompanyaslivingdead.Eventhoughthefirmisalive,its
justnotgrowingatagoodrateanymore.
Thisgoesontoprovethatventurecapitalisjustahelpinghandfor
theentrepreneurs.Sometimesitissaidthatthefirmneedsventure
capital,whichistotallyuntrue.Theentrepreneurshipistheonewhich
changestheworld.