Tag: Business
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Yesterday morning, I didn’t want to get out of bed. I was on 4 hours sleep. But then I thought, “Jimmy needs me”. Who’s Jimmy? Jimmy is the name I’ve given to that anonymous founder out there who needs help. Jimmy is just starting out. Nobody believes in him, but…
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“Should we keep selling to the mid-market, or go after the whales?” a founder recently asked me. Instead of giving her an answer, I asked her a question… “What’s the difference in sales cycles between the two?” I asked. “That’s just it!” she responded. “The sales cycles are basically the…
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I’ve never been a founder. This gives me one advantage: I’m never tempted to tell founders what to do. The Problem Board Member A while back, I was chatting with a great entrepreneur I know. We’ll call him Hal. Hal is crushing it. His SaaS company is growing rapidly with…
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If you want to know where technology is headed, look at what the smartest founders use. Here are the tools my startups are loving right now: Delve Delve automates compliance for SOC 2, HIPAA and more. Delve can get you compliant and ready to close big deals. I first heard…
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If you trade on inside information in the public markets, you go to prison. In the private markets, all we do is trade on inside information. Here’s how to do it… How to Get Exclusive Startup Data Last year, I met with an amazing founder we’ll call Jim. The company…
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Are you sick of getting those automated messages on LinkedIn? So am I. AI Sales Development Reps is one of the 5 hot categories I’ve never invested in. Each cycle has a hot idea that 100 startups pursue. Most of the time, they all flame out. Here are the hot…
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YC has a new Request for Startups. Here are my 3 favorite ideas, plus one of my own… AI for Scientific Advancement Group Partner Diana Hu is looking for new ways to apply LLM’s to scientific research. I agree that AI plus bio is going to be the next big…
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Everyone has an opinion on accelerators. But where am I actually investing? This morning, I dug into my portfolio to find out… To be clear, I think these are all fantastic programs. A founder will do great in any of them. A Peek Inside My Portfolio Now, let’s do the…
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YC’s X25 batch is in full swing. 94 companies have launched so far. Here are my 3 favorites… Zeon Systems I only see a company this exciting a couple times a year, if that. Zeon Systems is automating scientific research. You type in the experiment you want to do in…
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I missed a $40 billion opportunity because I ignored a simple truth: everything comes down to the founder. This is my biggest lesson in 4 years angel investing. Missing a $40 Billion Opportunity Two years ago, I had the opportunity to invest in the seed round of Figure, the robotics…
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