About Jeff Bussgang

Jeff Bussgang is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School (HBS) as well as co-founder and general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Boston and New York City and over $1 billion under management across six seed funds and nine network funds.

At HBS, he teaches Launching Technology Ventures, a popular class for MBA students starting companies (i.e., founder) or pursuing startup careers (i.e., “joiners”). Before becoming a venture capitalist, Bussgang was an entrepreneur—cofounder and president of Upromise (acquired by Sallie Mae) and an executive team member at Open Market (IPO 1996).

He is the author of a book for startup joiners, Entering StartUpLand:  An Essential Guide to Finding the Right Job and Mastering the VC Game, an essential guide for entrepreneurs raising capital and building their startups.

He has also authored over fifty HBS case studies, teaching notes, and book chapters regarding startup management and entrepreneurship. He started his career with The Boston Consulting Group and holds an MBA from HBS and a BA in computer science from Harvard College.

Jeff is an active community member, particularly in the areas of social justice, diversity, and equity. He co-founded and serves as board chair of Hack.Diversity, a nonprofit that breaks down barriers for under-represented professionals in tech. He co-founded and serves as board chair of LEADS, an economic and leadership development program that invests in diverse communities to build civic infrastructure. Jeff is also an active board member at educational nonprofit, Facing History and Ourselves, which uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and students to stand up to antisemitism, bigotry, and hate.

FAQ About The Experimentation Machine

  • Jeff was inspired to write The Experimentation Machine by the founders, startup joiners, and aspiring entrepreneurs he works with every day. If you are interested in leaving your dent in the universe, and want to build a valuable startup faster than ever, this book is for you.

  • Pre-order readers will not only get an exclusive early look at the book but join a community of fellow founders who are also building AI-powered startups. Plus, pre-order readers will get exclusive bonus content and invitations to launch events.

    • The book is available for pre-order exclusively on the publisher’s website: Damn Gravity Media. It will be available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Apple Books, and all other major online retailers, as well as select brick & mortar retailers, when the book is launched in February 2025. 

    • Jeff is doing a “direct” pre-order for several reasons. First, it fits his startup philosophy of selling directly to your early customers. Second, it gives Jeff more flexibility to offer perks and bonuses. Finally, it creates a better purchasing experience for readers, who would otherwise have to upload a receipt of their purchase to receive bonus content. 

    • If you’d like to wait and purchase the book on Amazon or other major retailers, sign up here to receive updates on the upcoming book launch, planned for February 2025.