Bongolian<p>Another venture crapitalist running for office:</p><p>J.D. Morris: Mark Farrell’s venture capital success — and one controversial paycheck — questioned in mayoral bid</p><p>"When Mark Farrell, the former San Francisco mayor now running to get his old job back, was asked by a pair of college students to talk about the most successful investment that his venture capital firm had made, he didn’t hesitate. </p><p>'For sure, our most successful one has been Sonder,' Farrell said in the 2021 video, referring to an Airbnb-like short-term rental company in which his firm, Thayer Ventures, was an early investor. 'We’re huge, huge supporters of what they do. Definitely believe in their long-term vision. I think they’re still just getting going. But they’ve done incredibly well. It’s been a great financial investment for us and our fund.'"</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/sanfrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/2024election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024election</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/markfarrell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>markfarrell</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/venturecapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapitalists</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mark-farrell-venture-capital-19655041.php" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mar</span><span class="invisible">k-farrell-venture-capital-19655041.php</span></a></p>