It's taken an owner from Kleiner Perkins and an aggressive late-stage tech company mentality to produce this winning streak. : Seven years ago, Golden State Warriors fans rained down boos on a visibly stunned majority owner Joe Lacob as he was delivering a speech during a jersey retirement ceremony for Warriors’ hall of fame sharpshooter Chris Mullin. The seasoned venture capitalist and partner at Kleiner Perkins, renowned for his ruthless and successful investing in the tech mecca of Silicon Valley, felt the proverbial wrath after his team just traded away a then star player, Monta Ellis.