Tag: Finance
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Most startups will never be a huge success. Their vision isn’t big enough. Let’s take a look at 3 of the most successful startups of the 2020’s. All have reached valuations of over $10 billion. Each of these founders imagined a radically different world, then went out and made it…
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Some of the greatest companies in the history of capitalism are selling at ridiculously low prices right now. How would you like to have Warren Buffett as your personal money manager? Today, he’s available at a discount: just 12 times earnings. And Berkshire isn’t the only blue chip that’s on…
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Google recently dropped its most advanced model yet, 2.5 Pro. This morning, I put it through 3 real world tests to see if Google can beat the best model I’ve used so far: Grok 3. I asked it 3 questions I actually need the answer to. These are the same…
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Trump’s new tariffs are making headlines. But a less noticed trend could be a lot more important: a recent fall in interest rates. Tariffs raise the cost of imported goods. Interest rates determine what we pay to borrow for a home, auto, or credit card loan. For most startups, the…
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The last two checks I wrote were into companies I met a year ago. This is why building relationships over time is so important if you want to raise money. “Investors invest in lines, not dots.” Mark Suster My Portfolio Behind the Scenes Let’s take a look at those two…
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Here’s how I know I met a great founder: he’s at a customer site when we talk, sitting next to the Pepsi machine. Too often, investors look for the wrong things when they meet a founder. Did he go to Harvard? Is he in San Francisco? Is a big name…
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I recently had a founder offer to pay me for advice. I said no and gave him the advice for free. Advice from an investor is one thing you should never pay for. Here are a few others: 1) Accelerators. No legitimate accelerator charges you money. Real accelerators give you…
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Masa’s first fund was tiny: about $300,000. Years later, he raised $98.6 billion, the largest venture fund in history. How he grew to become the world’s largest technology investor is the subject of the new book Gambling Man. Skipping the Line Masa didn’t operate like Sequoia or Kleiner. Those firms…
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Rippling has accused Deel of putting a spy inside their business. With moles infiltrating companies, should startups be worried? The truth is, if you have an early stage startup, it’s almost impossible to get anyone to care about it. Spies? You should be so lucky! At least that would mean…
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It’s been a quiet 2025 for me investment-wise. But every once in a while, you see something truly exceptional. Sent.dm is exactly that. Sent is an API to send messages to whatever platform your customers prefer – iMessage, WhatsApp, RCS, SMS and more. Sent can save you 80-90% on your…
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