Tag: Finance
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I once met a startup that was $700,000 in debt. Never do this. Angels and VC’s invest money to buy shares in a company. If the company runs out of cash, you don’t have to pay us back. But there is another source of funding for startups: debt. First off,…
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VC’s love to make fun of Europe. But here’s what most of them won’t tell you: they’re doing more investments there. America innovates, China replicates, Europe regulates. Cue the picture of the bottle cap. I know, I make fun of Europe too! But I’m also doing more investments there. And…
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Demo day is coming up for YC’s W25 batch. This morning, I picked out the coolest startups in the group. Let’s see who I need to meet! Pave Robotics This one is insane — robots that fix cracks in roads! We could certainly use this here in Jersey, which has…
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Google’s Gemini just dropped 3 cutting edge new models. This morning, I tried them all. Are these new models really better? Let’s find out… 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental This new model is designed for multi-step reasoning. I’ve been trying to learn about missile defense recently. So, I had the model…
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YC recently released its Request for Startups. This morning, I decided to do my own. Here are the top 5 startups I want to see: 1. Easier Ways to Navigate Zoning. Housing costs in this country are obscene. Restrictive zoning is the main factor driving these costs. I want to…
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Open your mailbox. Inside: a check for $1,000. “I wonder what Elon cut this time?” you wonder. “Ahh, DEI programs…awesome!” The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has already saved about $1 billion a day in federal spending. That’s enough to send every man, woman and child in America a check…
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Cyan Banister is one of the greatest investors of all time. She goes to a lot of weird conferences. So I’ve decided to do the same. To that end, I’ll be hitting New York Build in March. I know nothing about real estate or construction. I have 0 involvement with…
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Valuations for early stage startups jumped in 2024, according to a new report from AngelList. Pre-seed valuations are up 20% while seed prices rose 18%. Median pre-seed valuations hit $10 million pre-money. Seed reached a heady $20 million. This marks a big increase from 2023, when the median pre-seed was…
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This weekend, I was chatting with a friend who’s a psychiatrist. She often deals with patients in crisis. I sometimes deal with founders in crisis. So I got to thinking… How can I apply what psychiatrists do to my work investing in startups? Some founders I meet with are in…
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I usually help startups by introducing them to other investors. But lately, I’ve been working on a new way to help… It started when I got an e-mail from the founder of one of my companies. He asked the investors to test the product, a great SaaS tool. “Hmm, that’s…
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Tremendous 