Author: tremendousblog
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I hadn’t heard from one of my companies in over a year. I was starting to get worried. Turns out, they were busy. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! When I heard from the founder yesterday, I was stunned. The little seed stage SaaS company I backed in the summer…
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Turns out having coffee meetings can be awfully stressful. Or so say some VC’s complaining of “burnout.” Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From an article out today in Sifted: Thirteen investors that Sifted spoke to described seeking intensive professional help, taking months off work and having friends and loved…
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As I slid through the boisterous crowd, my mind was completely focused. Only one thing mattered: beef tartare. This is Locanda Verde, an Italian restaurant in Tribeca, New York City. Locanda verde means “green inn” in Italian. The name is apt — there’s an inviting rear garden. Get the blog…
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“We should try the barbecue stingray,” she exclaimed. “Are you serious?” Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Oh, she was. So on a recent New York evening, my friend and I found ourselves digging into something we never knew existed. This is Mr. Fried Rice at Urban Hawker. Urban Hawker…
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Raising money is hard these days. Even climate startups, a VC darling, are starting to feel the pinch. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From a Pitchbook report: In Q1, climate tech startups raised $5.7 billion across 279 VC deals, according to PitchBook data. That’s a 36% decline in deal…
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+ Climate, Climate Change, Earth, Environment, ESG, Finance, Investing, Money, SaaS, Startups, Venture Capital+
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“We came to San Francisco looking for them in 2017. Now . . . everyone is coming to [us].” Ibrahim Ajami, Mubadala Investment Company (Abu Dhabi’s $284 billion sovereign wealth fund) Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Every hour on the hour, a private jet filled with men in Patagonia vests is landing…
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+ EMEA, Finance, Investing, Middle East, Money, Saudi Arabia, Startups, Stock Market, Stocks, Tech, UAE, Venture Capital+
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Housing costs are out of control. We all know it — but how do we fix it? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Construction delays are a major driver of costs. If only we could design buildings easily, get them approved, and break ground sooner! TANGObuilder makes that possible. This…
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+ California, Construction, Engineering, Finance, Home, Housing, Investing, Money, San Francisco, SF, Silicon Valley, Startups, Structural Engineering, Venture Capital+
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Over 300,000 people in tech have lost their jobs since 2022. And they’re out for revenge. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! A revenge startup, to be exact. From a report out today in The Wall Street Journal: Jen Zhu co-founded Maida Health Inc., a startup that provides software tools…
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Every day, I read about another venture firm that won’t touch Silicon Valley. This is a mistake. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! As VC’s and angels, we have one goal: invest in the next Uber. Or Snowflake. Or Google. Of the 100 largest tech companies on earth by market…
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+ Bay Area, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Money, San Francisco, SF, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stock Market, Tech+
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A founder’s time is the world’s most valuable resource. And every day, I see them waste it. Let me explain… Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Investable vs. Not Investable All day every day, I get pitches from ambitious entrepreneurs. I love talking with them — but they usually have…
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