Peter Wagner Parts Ways with Accel After Nearly 15 Years

Wagner’s LinkedIn profile says he joined Accel in July 1996. Previously that, he was a product line manager at Silicon Graphics. At Accel, Wagner has focused on startups and growth-stage companies in cleantech, digital media, virtualization, cloud computing, storage, networking and mobility.

His current investments include Blue Jeans Network; Broadsoft; ComplexMedia; Fusion-io; Nimble Storage; OPOWER; and Qwilt.

Two questions I hear frequently are: is VC the right fit for me, and if so, how do I land a job? If my recommendations sound taxing, you may simply lack the appetite for a VC career. Interest in research, entrepreneurship and startups is essential for the job.

Yesterday, in a series of chats with my colleagues at USV, it started to become clear to me that the mobile phone address book may so then be the answer.