Category: Technology
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Every day, founders pitch me on their startups. This morning, I thought “Why not turn the tables for a change?” So I pitched 3 VC’s on a startup idea. But they weren’t your usual investors — all 3 were robots. 🤖 Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! These robot VC’s…
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It’s tough times in startupland. Valuations are down and fundraising is hard. For cash-rich tech giants, it should be shopping season. But the big boys are sitting it out. From a report out this morning on Crunchbase News: The four most valuable American companies have enough capital to acquire any…
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Mark Twain is one of the greatest American authors. But not many people know he was also a venture capitalist. A phenomenally bad one. Twain lost the equivalent of nearly $10 million* in a single investment: the Paige Compositor. Invented by James Paige, it was one of the first typesetting…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, History, Inventions, Investing, Literature, Mark Twain, Money, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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It didn’t take long for Adam Neumann to find controversy. Before starting his new residential real estate startup Flow, Neumann made a big investment in a company that’s suspiciously similar. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From an excellent report out yesterday in Forbes: When staff at real estate startup…
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In 2007, venture capitalist John Doerr met an intriguing young entrepreneur. His name was Elon Musk. Musk pitched Doerr on investing in his new car company, Tesla. Doerr passed. The mistake cost him billions. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! The legendary investor opened up on this major regret in…
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How do angels and VC’s choose companies to invest in? Why do some founders struggle in fundraising? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! I dug into all that and more recently with Travis King, co-founder of Launch Point Labs. Some interesting points: 2:42: How I choose companies to invest in…
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My appointment got cancelled, so I get to spend the afternoon with you guys! And we’ve got some big news… As founders struggle with a down market, one corner of startupland is flush. Climate startups raised record funding in the second quarter. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From a…
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Angel investors are flocking to Direct to Consumer (DTC) brands, even as venture firms have pulled back. From a report out this morning in Business Insider: A growing class of angel investors is now swooping in to write the early checks fledgling DTC-brand founders need to bring their products to market. While…
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He’s baaaack! Adam Neumann, the controversial WeWork founder, has a new startup called Flow. This time, Neumann plans to transform the home rather than the workplace. Details are scant, but Flow appears to be a sort of WeWork for apartments. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Today, venture firm Andreessen…
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It may be tough times in startupland, but one area is bucking the trend: seed stage. Median pre-money valuations are up 33% year over year, according to a report released yesterday by Pitchbook: Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Seed is my playground. And seed investors are wise to continue…
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Tremendous 