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These hedge fund fees are getting ridiculous. Some are taking almost 60% of investment gains, according to a new Bloomberg report. These days, a handful of large multistrategy funds dominate the hedge fund industry. Investors are falling all over themselves trying to write bigger and bigger checks into the same…
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So much for the down market. Seed valuations reached an all-time high in 2023, according to a new report from Pitchbook. Median pre-money valuations hit $12 million last year. This was higher even than the peak of the 2021 bubble, when they sat around $8 million. For seed valuations, there…
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I look at around 2,000 startups a year. Certain ideas pop up over and over — and keep failing. Today, I thought I’d break down a few common startup ideas I see, and why they tend to go wrong. 1) Geolocation – “An app to find your friends and hang…
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Neumann’s back! Founder Adam Neumann is trying to “purchase [WeWork] or its assets” out of bankruptcy, according to a letter from Neumann’s attorneys. Meet the New Founder, Same As the Old Founder Neumann built WeWork from the ground up, but his overspending and self-dealing tanked the company’s 2019 IPO. The…
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Note: This is not investment or legal advice. Once you’ve decided to invest in a startup, how do you actually finalize the deal? This morning, I’m signing and wiring for a new investment. Here’s how it works… 1) Term Sheet. The lead investor generates a term sheet. This document tells…
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Series A may be the hardest round to raise. But new data shows that cutting burn can give you a huge advantage. Startup advisory firm Kruze Consulting released an extensive report yesterday based on data from about 100 seed stage startups. All tried to raise a Series A in 2023.…
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VC’s have over $300 billion of money they haven’t invested, also known as “dry powder.” But you may never get it. What Is Dry Powder? Let’s say I’m running investments for Francis University. I decide to invest in ABC Ventures. I promise to invest $100,000,000 — so that means I…
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The FTC has launched an investigation of several big tech companies’ AI investments and partnerships. The investigation could spell trouble for big tech and cut AI off from a major source of funding. From a new report by CNBC: The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it will conduct an extensive…
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What does it take to raise money right now? Here’s what I’m seeing in the market for pre-seed, seed, and Series A: Pre-Seed: $100k ARR or less Pre-seed deals usually have a trickle of revenue, but not much more. I did a pre-seed deal recently at $75k ARR — on…
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Just about every day, a startup raises hundreds of millions to build an LLM. But the real winner in the LLM race won’t be a startup. LLM’s Are Becoming Commoditized Every morning, I launch a browser set to open to 3 tabs: GPT-4, Bard, and a model from a startup…
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