A new VC firm that looks to go 'retro' in its approach

Also involved is former Microsoft executive and AOL Chief Innovation Officer Alex Gounares, who Woodward says is CEO of a new cloud computing startup called Concurix. Former GoAhead Software CEO John Hansen is listed as an operating adviser to GSharp.

The last 15 years

Over the last 15 years, we have seen and experienced a lot of change in the business of start-up formation and all aspects of the information innovation industry-open source, the smartphone, the cloud, social networks, ubiquitous digital networks, etc.

A global renaissance in tech entrepreneurship is underway.  Many factors are contributing to this transformation, however the principal reason is that product development costs are at all-time lows. This is enabled by cloud computing, a mature digital infrastructure, ready access to first class outsourced development talent, and a ubiquitous mobile ecosystem growing 3X faster than the desktop internet.

To maximize the potential of this new paradigm in tech entrepreneurship we have identified a new approach to investing we are calling Venture Equity (VE). VE combines the concepts of venture capital and private equity. Like Venture Capital, a Venture Equity firm invests in emerging businesses seeking a non-controlling equity interest. And like Private Equity, provide, at no cost to entrepreneurs, access to experienced operators to maximize and unlock asset value during also minimizing overall risk.