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Hey, Entrepreneurs: The $250 Million Poem
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When Facebook, Kleiner Perkins, Zynga and Amazon launched their $250 million sFund earlier today, Kleiner Perkins partner Bing Gordon had a message for all entrepreneurs: our help could be yours.
The sFund is designed to provide companies in the social space funding for their endeavors. It’s a very broad fund; investments can be as low as $100,000 or as high as $100 million. In addition to Zynga, Amazon, Kleiner Perkins and Facebook, Comcast, Liberty Media and Allen & Company are also committed investors. On top of funding, these companies will provide guidance, advice and “relationship capital” for anyone funded by sFund.
At the very end of the press conference, Bing Gordon (sFund’s lead manager) took some time to pitch entrepreneurs on his new fund. Oh, and he made his pitch in rhyme.
We have a complete copy of his poem, thanks to Gordon. So without further ado, here is his message to all entrepreneurs. Let us know what you think of it in the comments.
Hey, Entrepreneurs
Hey, Entrepreneurs
We are convened in the “House that Friends Built”,
/> Where the tipping point is in full tilt,
/> Where brilliant devs are told to be bold but rash,
/> And everybody likes to Flash.
I never thought I’d be on stage
/> With Zuckerberg, Pincus, Bezos & Doerr.
/> It sounds more like the name of a law firm,
/> Than where the Internet is going toward.
I don’t have Zuckerberg or John Doerr’s genius,
/> Pincus’ intensity or Bezos’ laugh,
/> Hey, entrepreneurs, their help could be yours,
/> If you add them to your company’s social graph.
We’re sitting on a quarter of a billion George Washington’s,
/> And our enthusiasm is unchecked.
/> For sFund team to help you build your Internet treasure
/> Using AWS, virtual goods and Connect.
There will be billions of people on social every day,
/> For their work, health, education, whatever they do.
/> So come build an awesome new company,
/> And maybe they’ll make a movie about you, too.
Birth of the sFund.
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