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Will Porteous

General Partner and COO at RRE Ventures

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Overview

Will Porteous serves as General Partner and COO at RRE Ventures[1], a position held since September 2012[5], following earlier roles as General Partner beginning in November 2005[6] and as Associate/Principal from August 2000[7]. Porteous brings over 25 years of experience at RRE Ventures, with expertise in venture capital, board governance, and entrepreneurship[4]. Porteous holds board positions at several companies, including Non Executive Chairman at BlackSky[8], Lead Board Member at Spire[10], and Board Member roles at Nanit[11] and Paperless Post[12]. Porteous earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from Stanford University[13], a Master of Science in Economics and Industrial Relations from the London School of Economics[15], and an MBA in Business Administration from Harvard University[14].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [4]

With over 25 years of experience at RRE Ventures, currently serving as General Partner and COO, Will brings deep expertise in venture capital, board governance, and entrepreneurship. He works collaboratively to foster innovation and growth within the firm and its portfolio companies. His leadership is rooted in aligning organizational goals with impactful investment strategies, contributing to the firm's broader mission of empowering visionary entrepreneurs.

Career history

  1. General Partner and COOSep 2012 to PresentRRE Ventures
  2. General PartnerNov 2005 to PresentRRE Ventures
  3. Associate / PrincipalAug 2000 to PresentRRE Ventures
  4. Non Executive ChairmanDec 2018 to PresentBlackSky
  5. Board MemberFeb 2015 to PresentBlackSky
  6. Lead Board MemberApr 2014 to PresentSpire
  7. Board MemberMay 2017 to PresentNanit
  8. Board MemberMay 2019 to PresentPaperless Post

Education

  1. Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature/Letters1990 - 1994Stanford University
  2. Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management1998 - 2000Harvard University
  3. Master of Science (MSc), Economics and Industrial Relations1995 - 1996The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE))

Insights & ideas

Will Porteous discusses how limited partners actually evaluate venture managers, focusing on the metrics LPs use to measure success beyond simple headline returns [1]. His conversation centers on the mechanics of venture fund performance assessment, suggesting that manager evaluation is more nuanced than commonly portrayed and that LPs look to specific indicators to judge whether a fund is performing well [1].

The discussion, as framed by the show notes, positions Porteous as someone with insight into the operational and financial realities that underlie how venture funds are judged by their backers, drawing on his role overseeing operations at RRE Ventures [1].

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