Category: Business
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
In 2008, Brian Chesky was trying to raise $150,000. For this sum, you could’ve owned 10% of Airbnb. His friend Michael Seibel introduced him to 7 top investors, but Brian didn’t get a single check. Today, that 10% stake would be worth about $5 billion.* Let’s look at the reasons…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
He pulls a tablecloth from beneath a pyramid of wine glasses. They scarcely move an inch. This is Astribot, a new robot from Chinese startup Stardust Intelligence. In an incredible new demo, Astribot cooks, decants wine, and even irons a shirt. And should you need a little Chinese calligraphy done,…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ AI, Android, Artificial Intelligence, Futurism, Money, Robot, Robotics, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tesla, Venture Capital+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
How do you know if one of your investments is a winner? And when you find one, what’s the best way to double down? I dug into some real venture capital inside baseball with top angel Jason Calacanis on the latest This Week in Startups. One of the best ways…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Part of my job as an investor is to try to imagine what the future could look like. So today, I spent a little time daydreaming… Here are 3 technologies I think could change the world completely — for the better. 1) Ageless fertility. Women in America are having children…
-
Want to make that 3 or 4x fund an 8x? Then you better have reserves. A new report from Primary Venture Partners shows that reserves strategy is one of the biggest drivers of returns in venture capital. Let’s dig in… From Good to Great (Funds) Partner Jason Shuman analyzed over…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, LP, Private Equity, Silicon Valley, Startup, Startups, VC, Venture Capital+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
We glide past Big Ben on a picture-perfect sunny day. But there’s no chatty cabbie at the wheel — this car is driving itself. Last week, Wayve released an incredible demo. Wavye’s latest Lingo-2 model drives us around central London with ease, and even explains itself along the way! Understanding…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Driving, London, Robotaxi, Self-Driving, Startups, Tesla, Venture Capital, Waymo, Wayve+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
I work for myself. That means no juicy bigco health insurance. But I’ve found another way — a Christian health share. Since 2018, I’ve been using a service called Medishare. Medishare is a collective of people that share each other’s medical bills. Health shares will usually exempt you from any…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Business+ Entrepreneur, Health, Health insurance, Health sharing, Healthcare, Insurance, Medical care, Medicine, Small Business+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
This morning, I opened LinkedIn and saw 26 new connection requests. Here’s how I decide who I’m actually going to meet. My Checklist 1) Launched product. No matter what kind of company you have, you eventually need to launch a product. I invest in software. Most technical founders can pop…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Yesterday, I was chatting with a wonderful young founder in New York. I mentioned trolling Crunchbase to find startups. “Wow, we need to get on there,” he replied. Today I’m going to show you the simplest way to get investors contacting you. It’s free, and it only takes about 15…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Tremendous 