Charles Watson Newhall III is a third-generation venture capitalist who started New Enterprise Associates (NEA), now the largest early-stage venture capital in the world. As one of twenty people who have received the National Venture Capital Association's "Lifetime Achievement Award," he has given hundreds of lectures on venture capital, both in the US and Europe, and has appeared on TV many times. He previously published two nonfiction books: Fearful Odds and Brightside Gardens.
