Greylock Blog Post by Andrew Cheong
As the group entered the Greylock Partners’ building, many of my fellow
Tigertrekkers, as well as myself, were taken back by the beautiful interior
that was sprinkled with Halloween festivities. Once the trekkers were
comfortably seated, Asheem Chandna, a partner at Greylock, welcomed us and
the discussion fired off. I personally found it fascinated by the
organization of all the partners. Greylock splits its partners by whether a
company serves in the consumer or enterprise space. Asheem was one of those
partners who was more focused with the enterprise software sector. But one
thing that stood out for me is that Asheem explained that partners at VC
firm really have the best interest in mind for all their portfolio
companies as well as potential companies. He told us a small story of his
willingness to meet new potential companies on weekends even when he
himself was very sick. These extreme measures defined what type of partner
Asheem is. I guess I entered California with a very unfair misconception of
VC partners but hearing the stories by Asheem made me quickly realize that
these views were skewed. Of course not all VC partners are like Asheem
Chandna but without a doubt many excellent partners exist.
Cheers,
Andrew Cheong
