Tag: Founders
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One of my startups is about to raise a big Series A. But first, they have to build their data room. Here’s how it works… Your data room should include everything a VC needs for diligence. Here are some items to include: Deck Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws One pager…
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“I think you can scale to $1 billion ARR without adding any additional products.” That’s what a VC at a top firm told one of my companies recently. He’s right. Many early stage startups keep releasing one product after another. But if you’ve chosen your product and market well, you…
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On Friday, I was chatting with the founder of the fastest-growing startup I’ve ever seen. “How are you holding up?” I asked. His answer might surprise you. Inside the Daily Life of a Top Founder “I went out with friends last Friday evening. It was great! And I even managed…
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Sam Altman and Satya Nadella say that energy is the biggest constraint on AI. My latest investment will fix it. Brick uses hardware and AI agents to cut your energy use by up to 35%. Itdoes this without compromising comfort or the function of your facility. Founder Sebastian Sheng lived…
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We just had YC Demo Day. But 57 companies in YC F26 have already launched! Here are my 3 favorites so far, from robots for data centers to Duolingo for social skills … Lambda Robotics — Robots to Run Data Centers I recently went past one of the world’s largest…
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“Don’t meet with junior VC’s…only partners.” This is terrible advice. Those junior VC’s are the key to closing your round. Every founder wants to meet the famous VCs. That’s the problem: there aren’t enough hours in the day for them to meet everybody! If you message them, odds are they’re…
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What if you could control your computer with brain sensors in your hat? What if you could share the joy of having a pet with others? What if human technology could help your pet live longer? These are 3 startups I’m looking for now… Removable Brain-Computer Interfaces On these cool…
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+ AI, Animals, BCI, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Finance, Founders, Investing, Pets, Silicon Valley, Startups, Venture Capital, Veterinary Care+
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Our industry creates mountains of craplets. I’m looking for the opposite: startups that make our country safer and our people healthier. Here are 3 kinds of companies I’m searching for now… Cheap Replacements for Patriot Missiles In just a few months of fighting in Iran, the U.S. has used the…
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You just signed a monster customer. They’re most of your revenue. Now you’re walking into a VC meeting…how do you explain this? My Advice to a Great Founder One of my investments is dealing with this issue right now… “How did you wind up with a lot of revenue concentrated…
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I’ve looked at thousands of founder pitches. Here are 5 mistakes I keep seeing, and how you can avoid them… Don’t Ask Investors to Sign an NDA. No investor worth their salt is going to sign an NDA. Every year I look at thousands of decks. Can I sign thousands…
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