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Vinod Khosla, general partner,
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers

V. KhoslaVinod Khosla, the "other" Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers (KPCB) partner, is a hot commodity in 1999. In fact, he tops many peoples' "A" list of venture capitalists for the year - at times supplanting fellow KPCBer John Doerr.

His megadeals in '99 were capped with Redback Networks' acquisition of Siara Systems for $4.3 billion in stock. Khosla, who was one of Siara's earliest backers and a board member, will now sit on Redback's board.

Khosla's prints also are on another '99 biggie: Cisco's slated buyout of Cerent for $6.9 billion. KPCB's 30% stake in Cerent, picked up for a mere $8 million, now is valued at a cool $2.3 billion. And Khosla's backing of Juniper Networks, which went public in June, gives KPCB another multibillion-dollar investment.

Yet the founder and former CEO of Sun, where he pioneered open systems and commercial RISC processors, says he doesn't like to think of himself as a power broker or even a venture capitalist. Instead, he considers himself a "company builder."

This is such a great market that even a fool can be successful, he says. "I can tell you how smart I am, but the fact is I really know that luck has played a huge role in this," the ever-modest Khosla explains.

Besides Cerent, Juniper, Siara and Redback, what are some other companies benefiting from Khosla's "luck?" He serves on the boards of network-related companies Asera, Concentric Network, Corio, Corvis and Qwest Communications, plus several private companies.

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