Intel Capital
Lisa M. Lambert is Vice President, Intel Capital and Managing Director of the Software and Services Sector. She leads a team of senior investment directors responsible for identifying, sourcing, and managing equity investments in businesses of strategic interest to Intel Corporation in software and services areas such as mobile software, cloud computing, and connected visual computing.
Lambert joined Intel Corporation in 1997 as a product marketing manager in Intel's Desktop Products Group with responsibility for the Pentium® II and III processor families. She joined Intel Capital in 1999 and has held several management positions in Intel's venture capital investment organization, including managing equity investments in support of Intel?s desktop, server, and tools businesses.
Prior to joining Intel, Lambert worked as a software developer and in strategic planning, product marketing, and sales at Owens-Corning.
Lambert serves as an observer on the board of directors for Acadia Enterprises, CollabNet, Endeca Technologies, iovation, REvolution Computing, and SpikeSource.
Lambert received an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1997 and a Bachelor?s degree in management information systems from The Pennsylvania State University in 1989.
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Last Updated: Mon, May 10, 2010
| Category | Title | Author/Speaker | Organization | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video | The Difference of Strategic Investment | Lisa Lambert | Intel Capital | 01:27 | 05/2010 |
| Video | Returns and Liquidity | Lisa Lambert | Intel Capital | 01:28 | 05/2010 |
| Video | The State of Venture Capital | Lisa Lambert | Intel Capital | 01:35 | 05/2010 |
| Video | Investment Syndicate Partners | Lisa Lambert | Intel Capital | 01:52 | 05/2010 |
| Video | The Minutia of Negotiations | Lisa Lambert | Intel Capital | 02:01 | 05/2010 |
| Video | A Woman's Work/Life Balance | Lisa Lambert | Intel Capital | 02:03 | 05/2010 |
| Video | The Excitement of Working in Venture Capital | Lisa Lambert | Intel Capital | 02:16 | 05/2010 |
| Video | Failure in Work-Life Balance | Lisa Lambert | Intel Capital | 02:19 | 05/2010 |
| Video | Corporate-Backed "Smart" Money | Lisa Lambert | Intel Capital | 03:58 | 05/2010 |
| Video | Investing for Market Strategy and Capital (Entire Talk) | Lisa Lambert | Intel Capital | 56:01 | 05/2010 |
| Podcast | Investing for Market Strategy and Capital | Lisa Lambert | Intel Capital | 56:34 | 05/2010 |
How does strategic corporate investment differ from typical venture capital investment? And how does this affect the types of deals transacted? Lisa Lambert, Vice President of Intel Capital, offers examples of the structural differences typical of Intel's investing arm, including larger dollars to create a broader impact. In addition, Intel Capital deals are often accompanied by a prefabricated business agreement to seal the deal.
Intel Capital VP Lisa Lambert discusses a sea change in the investment community as of Spring, 2010. While VC's were formerly more attracted to solely investing in start-ups, she states that her firm has grown more stage-agnostic. Quick returns more often hinge on later-stage enterprises than on business concepts fresh out of the gate. In addition, she reports that Intel Capital has very few plans for acquisition of these firms, estimating that the company takes over less than one percent of those they financially back.
The VC industry is suffering from a severe lack of liquidity, says Intel Capital's Vice President Lisa Lambert. Lambert offers her analysis on the current shape of the investment community - and finds much room for improvement. As an asset class, she anticipates a lot of consolidation in the industry as a whole; offering growing pains at the moment, but providing a healthier market overall.
Why take on financial risk alone? Intel Capital, says Vice President Lisa Lambert, most often invests in combination with their network of about two dozen other investment entities. While they have a number of deals that they've embarked upon independently, overall the company prefers to work in syndication with these other top-tier houses - and the partnership reaps rewards for all. Her firm benefits by a deeper purse of dollars to bring to market, and the other venture capital firms share in the access that comes from Intel's broad reach of over one hundred investors in 47 countries. 
How much control do you want over the company? What are the finer points of sales and acquisition? What kind of power must a portfolio company give up to accept VC dollars? Intel Capital Vice President Lisa Lambert discusses how some of these negotiations take place between her investment firm and the emerging companies they fund. Lambert also points out some of the differences in negotiating with a first-time entrepreneur versus a seasoned player - often with surprising results.
Reflecting back on her driven career success, Intel Capital VP Lisa Lambert speaks of her abundant dedication to her work, and how that functions within her current desire to have a family. Her advice to college grads, particularly young women, is not to let their career drive overshadow the other aspects of their life, but instead to acknowledge and prioritize what's most important. Lambert suggests planting the seeds of family preparation early on in one's career, else, "You're vice-president of the company, and there's not a lot of options for you."
If you're thinking of a career in the VC realm, listen to Intel Capital's Vice President Lisa Lambert speak with passion about the dynamics of the job. She is enthusiastic about the diversity and education that the job requires, and she tremendously enjoys shopping with the company's $16 billion checkbook. She highly recommends this career path for those who like frequent change, broad networking, and breaking new conceptual ground.
"Failure is as much about success as success is," says Lisa Lambert, vice president at Intel Capital. "In fact, it's probably a more important part." Lambert reflects on aspects of her career she wishes she could revisit, including work-life balance. Get practiced in the act of saying no, she advises, and accept that your time and money, and other resources only occur in limited quantities.
Lisa Lambert, Intel Capital's Vice President, points out that despite what other independently-run VC firms say, their corporate investing arm can offer the companies in their investment portfolio a lot more than just dollars. Good VC's also open up their circle of contacts and offer useful advice along the path. In this clip, Lambert speaks at length about the matchmaking conferences that Intel organizes for its clientele, its global reach of resources, and the numerous other value-added services and networking opportunities that they offer beyond just a check.
Lisa Lambert, Vice President at Intel Capital, speaks at length on the experience of working for a mammoth, corporate-backed strategic venture capital firm. She unpacks the challenges of the post-recession VC world, and speaks at length about the industry at large. In addition, Lambert discusses critical issues of work/life balance and the conundrum of personal choices faced when climbing the corporate ladder.
Lisa Lambert, Vice President at Intel Capital, speaks at length on the experience of working for a mammoth, corporate-backed strategic venture capital firm. She unpacks the challenges of the post-recession VC world, and speaks at length about the industry at large. In addition, Lambert discusses critical issues of work/life balance and the conundrum of personal choices faced when climbing the corporate ladder.