Kleiner's hit (and miss) parade

Kleiner Perkins has long defined the gold standard for venture capital. The Kleiner hit parade stretches back 36 years and includes early bets on industry icons like Genentech, Amazon and Google. Here are a few of the bets that made it famous, as well as some it might like to forget.

The biotech was Kleiner's first big hit, and helped start the biotechnology industry. It went public in 1980 at $35 per share -- after an hour on the market, shares were trading at $80.
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