Stewart Alsop: The Encryption Debate
Stewart Alsop authored this post for The Cipher Brief. Our government should not want a backdoor to encrypted messages. The government says it wants to have a special set of keys to decrypt any encrypted data transmitted across the Internet. The computer industry says it isn’t possible. The government says it…
Stewart Alsop: Here’s What’s Wrong With Apple
Stewart Alsop authored this post on Medium, and it was republished by Business Insider. The word is embedded in their name, but Apple doesn’t have any DNA for making apps. Why do they insist on making us use theirs? The one thing that REALLY pisses me off about IOS? I can’t…
NetWitness: We Love Closing Deals, Even On Planes
In early 2008, Gilman Louie was flying from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco when he bumped into a long-time friend, Amit Yoran. Amit was flying to the West Coast to fundraise for a new network security startup, NetWitness. After changing his seat to sit next to Gilman, Amit pitched the…
Keyssa: We Love Commercializing University Research
In March of 2011, Gilman Louie and Ernestine Fu were visiting universities in southern California. UCLA electrical engineering professor Frank Chang was developing a millimeter-wave radio technology and presented his research to them. The technology became the basis for a company we funded, Keyssa. Keyssa provides fast, secure, and inexpensive…
Disruption In Venture Capital: Government Strategic Investing
Gilman Louie discussed Government Strategic Investing at Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Through the Lens of Venture Capital course. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR20eosuaaY&feature=youtu.be Ernestine Fu created the course.
Alsop Louie Partners Led The Original Investment In Twitch
Press Release: San Francisco venture capital firm was the original investor in the company that Amazon acquired today in a significant strategic move. Alsop Louie Partners Led the Original Investment in Twitch Interactive Inc. San Francisco venture capital firm was the original investor in the company that Amazon acquired today in…
DEF CON 2014
At DEF CON 2014, Ernestine Fu learned from security expert Kevin Mitnick how to steal an identity in three minutes or less. She authored this post, which was published by Forbes on August 15, 2014. Last weekend, thousands of hackers joined security experts, federal agents, and general enthusiasts for the annual DEF CON…
Gilman Louie On Disrupting Gaming
Gilman Louie discussed "Disrupting Gaming" at the D.I.C.E. Summit in February 2014.
How Framehawk Redefined Virtualization For Mobile Devices
Our portfolio company Framehawk Inc. was acquired by Citrix in January 2014. Prior to founding Framehawk, Peter Badger had nineteen years of experience in software product management and product development, overseeing groups mostly in the financial services industry. Rocket scientist Stephen Vilke, the company’s other founder, started his career with…
I 3D-Printed An AR-15 Assault Rifle — And It Shoots Great!
This post was authored by Gilman Louie and published by Business Insider on December 4, 2013. Last week, Philadelphia became the first city in the United States to pass a 3D-Printer gun ban. Some critics feel that the city was premature given the state of 3D printing technology. Others believe that this…
