Eric Young was a co-founder of Canaan Partners and has served as a General Partner since its inception. At Canaan, Young has concentrated on opportunities in communications systems and enterprise automation, having led its investments in Argon Networks, Copper Mountain Networks, Diffusion Software, Frame Technology, INS, Kalpana, ONI Systems, Spectrian and Visigenic Software.
Prior to Canaan, he was a Senior Vice President of GE Venture Capital. During his five years there, he was responsible for several successful investments in companies such as Nellcor and Octel Communications. Young joined GE in 1979, holding successive managerial positions in sales, marketing and manufacturing within two GE industrial product businesses before joining GE Venture Capital.
Eric Young is a graduate of Cornell University with a BS in mechanical engineering and received his MBA in finance from Northwestern University.
I was an undergraduate mechanical engineer at Cornell. Graduated in 1978. And at the time decided to major in mechanical engineering because I thought that I was going to work in the energy industry. And I remember as a sophomore trying to decide whether to choose electrical engineering or mechan...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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Eric Young Discusses Academic and Professional Background and Decision To Pursue Business Rather Than Engineering
Eric Young Discusses Move To GE Venture Capital and Eventual Spin-off To Form Canaan Partners
Eric Young States Undergraduate Engineering and MBA Courses Provided Him With An Analytical Toolkit
Eric Young Discusses How Engineering Students Can Become Better Prepared To Participate in Business
Eric Young States Professional Experience At GE Was Divided Into Two Categories - Operations and Venture Capital
Eric Young Discusses How Canaan Partners Venture Capital Firm Will Work With Entrepreneur
Eric Young Mentions Points of Caution That Entrepreneurs Should Be On Lookout For During Funding Process
Eric Young States Startup Companies Should Have Small and Balanced Boards of Directors
Eric Young States Canaan Partners Looks To Make 10 Times Their Money In Early Stage And 4-5 Times In Later Stage
Eric Young States Entrepreneurs Often Need To Put Aside Ego When Partnering With VC Firm
Eric Young States Strong Pitch Will Immediately Identify End-User Customers and Company's Value Proposition
Eric Young States Importance of Entrepreneur Identifying Plan of Operations In Business Plan
Eric Young States Importance of Entrepreneur Identifying Distribution Channels In Business Plan
Eric Young States Modern Business Plan Is Often Now In Form Of Powerpoint Slides With Supporting Documentation
Eric Young States Strong Business Plan Provides Logical Progression For Company Growth
Eric Young States Entreprenenur Can Pitch Benefit Of Technology Without Detailing Specifics of Product or Service
Eric Young States He Continues To Be A Venture Capitalist Because of His Enjoyment of the Job
Eric Young States Workday Has Changed As He Has Matured To Having Spouse and Children
