Jeff Bussgang

Jeff Bussgang
Bussgang in 2024
Born	(1969-06-20) June 20, 1969 (age 55)
Education	Harvard University (BA, MBA)
Occupation	Venture capitalist
Father	Julian J. Bussgang

Jeff Bussgang (born June 20, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, author and general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, a venture capital investment firm. ^[1]

Early life and education

Bussgang is the son of Julian J. Bussgang, associated with the eponymous Bussgang theorem. ^[2] He grew up in the Greater Boston area and graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. ^[3]

Career

Bussgang co-founded Upromise, a loyalty marketing, and financial services firm, serving as its president and COO. ^[3] He also serves as a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. ^[4] He founded The Graduate Syndicate, ^{[5] [1]} and is a member of the board of EdX. ^[6] In 2023, he created an AI chatbot to help Harvard Business School students learn case studies. ^[5] Bussgang has been included in Boston Magazine's list as 21 most powerful people, ^[7] the Boston Business Journal’s “Power 50” list, ^[8] and The Boston Globe's “Top 50 Tech Power Players” in 2024. ^[9]

Selected publications

Journals

• Bussgang, Jeffrey; Bacon, Jono (2020-01-21). "When Community Becomes Your Competitive Advantage". Harvard Business Review. ISSN   0017-8012 . Retrieved 2024-08-27.
• Bussgang, Jeffrey; Montuori, Craig; Brah, William (2019-05-15). "How to Attract Startups and Tech Companies to a City Without Relying on Tax Breaks". Harvard Business Review. ISSN   0017-8012 . Retrieved 2024-08-27.
• Bussgang, Jeffrey; Nanda, Ramana (2018-11-07). "The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings". Harvard Business Review. ISSN   0017-8012 . Retrieved 2024-08-27.
• Bussgang, Jeffrey (2013-07-30). "You Found Your Product-Market Fit. Now What?". Harvard Business Review. ISSN   0017-8012 . Retrieved 2024-08-27.

Books

• Bussgang, Jeffrey (2017). Entering Startupland: an essential guide to finding the right job. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business Review Press. ISBN   978-1-63369-384-5.
• Bussgang, Jeff (2010). Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms. Portfolio. p. 256. ISBN   9781591844440.
• Bussgang, Jeff (2025). The Experimentation Machine: Finding Product-Market Fit in the Age of AI. Damn Gravity Media. p. 270. ISBN   9781962339094.

References

1. "Jeff Bussgang Is Managing A New Fund Called The Graduate Syndicate". BostInno. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
2. "Julian Bussgang, entrepreneur who wrote about escaping Poland as a boy during Holocaust, dies at 98 - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
3. "Who Wants to be an Entrepreneur?". November 8, 2018.
4. "Publications". Harvard Business School. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
5. "Jeff Bussgang, Flybridge | Boston Tech Leaders - The Boston Globe". www.bostonglobe.com. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
6. "Board of Directors". edX. September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
7. "The 21 Most Influential People in Business". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
8. "Meet the 2017 BBJ Power 50: The Newsmakers (Unlocked)". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
9. "Tech Power Players 2024 | Boston Globe Technology". The Boston Globe . Retrieved 2024-07-01.