Jeffrey Bussgang

Jeffrey Bussgang is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and entrepreneurship professor at Harvard Business School (HBS). His venture capital firm, Flybridge Capital Partners, has over 1 billion US dollars under management and made investments in over 300 technology-focused startups since inception over twenty two years ago (including bloXroute, Chief, Codecademy, FalconX, Habi, MongoDB, Nasuni, and BitSight). At HBS, he teaches Launching Technology Ventures, a popular class for MBA students starting companies or pursuing careers in startups, and Venture Capital Journey, a field course for aspiring VCs. Prior to becoming a venture capitalist, Bussgang was an entrepreneur, serving as co-founder and president of Upromise and an executive team member at Open Market (IPO 1996). He is the author of three books: The Experimentation Machine: Finding Product-Market Fit in the Age of AI, Mastering the VC Game, an essential guide for entrepreneurs raising capital and building their startups, and Entering StartUpLand, an essential guide to finding the right startup job, as well as over fifty HBS case studies, teaching notes and book chapters on 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. Bussgang writes a popular blog and LinkedIn Newsletter (Bussgang's Bullets) and lives in the Boston area with his wife.