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I see a lot of awesome startup ideas every day, from plant-based salami to rocket fuels. These entrepreneurs know how to build great businesses, but often have no idea how to communicate with investors. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Some founders give me tons of details — but none…
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Like everyone else, I get invited to a ton of Zoom calls these days. Even if the information sounds useful, I often don’t have time to attend! But what if I could read a brief, accurate summary of every call in minutes? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! That’s what…
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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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One of the hardest things for any startup is attracting great employees. But new research from Harvard Business School points to a shortcut: New research finds that job seekers are two-thirds more likely to apply to a startup if they know it is backed by a top venture capital (VC)…
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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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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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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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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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Over $500 billion in venture capital is sitting on the sidelines, according to a report that broke this morning in The Wall Street Journal: Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Across the market, fewer deals are getting done. Deals were down 24% in the second quarter, per Pitchbook. That likely…
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I had wandered into a foreign land. The people spoke a strange tongue…CAC, LTV, SMB. How could I join their tribe and learn their ways? I consulted the oracle: Google. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! The world of startups has a language all its own. When I started angel…
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