JEFFREY BUSSGANG is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and entrepreneurship professor at Harvard Business School (HBS). His firm, Flybridge Capital Partners, has over $600 million under management and has made investments in over one hundred tech- nology-focused startups since inception over fifteen years ago. At HBS, he teaches Launching Technology Ventures, a popular class for MBA students starting companies or pursuing careers in start- ups. Before cofounding Flybridge, Bussgang was an entrepreneur— serving as cofounder and president of Upromise (acquired by Sallie Mae) and an executive team member at Open Market (IPO 1996). He is the author of Mastering the VC Game, an essential guide for entrepreneurs raising capital and building their startups, and over twenty HBS case studies, teaching notes, and book chapters regarding startup management and entrepreneurship. He started his career with The Boston Consulting Group and holds an MBA from HBS and a BA in computer science from Harvard College.