Author: tremendousblog
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“I have to be a little bit skeptical, or I’d invest in everything. But it’s also my job to ask myself ‘What if it works?’.” If you invest in startups, you have to hit a delicate balance. You can’t give everyone a check . And yet, you have to believe…
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These hedge fund fees are getting ridiculous. Some are taking almost 60% of investment gains, according to a new Bloomberg report. These days, a handful of large multistrategy funds dominate the hedge fund industry. Investors are falling all over themselves trying to write bigger and bigger checks into the same…
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On the crisp linen tablecloth sat a thick, leatherbound menu. I cracked it open. This was going to be an incredible meal. This is Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse in NYC. The light streamed through tall windows as we made our selections. Hmm…so many choices… Oooh, bread! I dug my…
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So much for the down market. Seed valuations reached an all-time high in 2023, according to a new report from Pitchbook. Median pre-money valuations hit $12 million last year. This was higher even than the peak of the 2021 bubble, when they sat around $8 million. For seed valuations, there…
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I look at around 2,000 startups a year. Certain ideas pop up over and over — and keep failing. Today, I thought I’d break down a few common startup ideas I see, and why they tend to go wrong. 1) Geolocation – “An app to find your friends and hang…
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Neumann’s back! Founder Adam Neumann is trying to “purchase [WeWork] or its assets” out of bankruptcy, according to a letter from Neumann’s attorneys. Meet the New Founder, Same As the Old Founder Neumann built WeWork from the ground up, but his overspending and self-dealing tanked the company’s 2019 IPO. The…
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Note: This is not investment or legal advice. Once you’ve decided to invest in a startup, how do you actually finalize the deal? This morning, I’m signing and wiring for a new investment. Here’s how it works… 1) Term Sheet. The lead investor generates a term sheet. This document tells…
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“Make it new.” Ezra Pound Uber and Airbnb are the biggest winners of the last cycle. Their markets are very different, but here’s what they have in common: both were fundamentally new. Until Airbnb, no one had ever made it easy to rent someone’s spare room. And the first time…
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Series A may be the hardest round to raise. But new data shows that cutting burn can give you a huge advantage. Startup advisory firm Kruze Consulting released an extensive report yesterday based on data from about 100 seed stage startups. All tried to raise a Series A in 2023.…
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VC’s have over $300 billion of money they haven’t invested, also known as “dry powder.” But you may never get it. What Is Dry Powder? Let’s say I’m running investments for Francis University. I decide to invest in ABC Ventures. I promise to invest $100,000,000 — so that means I…
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Tremendous 