Famous entrepreneur and Google Ventures partner Kevin Rose just
explained his role at the investment company.  He's looking for
big, game-changing ideas, and will only choose about one per
month, out of 10-15 pitches a week, he said at the TechCrunch
Disrupt conference in San Francisco.  Here's what he doesn't
want: "Pinterest for cats"—or other ideas that iterate on an
existing trend.  "They're not the leader in their space, and
doesn't give me much confidence in where they can take their
startup," he said.  "I'd be lying if I'd said I have this grand
vision," he said when asked what kinds of companies he's looking
for. "I don't want to do the Pinterest for cats ... or a
modification" on something that's already done, he said.
Instead he's looking for "big ideas," and not a lot of them.  "I
don't do a lot of deals," Rose said. "I'm not like an index
investor doing 50-75 deals a year. I pare down the total number
of the deals. I'll do 10-12 deals a year."  He wants to get
heavily involved in every startup he