Tag: Investing
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Note: This is not investment advice. Most startups are terrified to go public. But a brave handful have entered the public markets recently. So, how have they done? Is the IPO window finally opening up? Let’s go through 4 tech companies that went public in 2023 or 2024 and see…
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Now that we’ve got that pesky election over, we can talk about what’s really important: why do VC’s hate solo founders? If there’s one thing that makes VC’s pass on a company, it’s the lack of a co-founder. Of my 32 investments, all but 5 have at least 2 founders.…
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I don’t know about you, but I’m a little groggy today! But from the death of polls to the end of Haley Republicans, I wanted to share with you a few ways I think this election will change America. Haley Republicans Are Over For almost a decade, there’s been a…
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My buddy Jesse is raising $600,000. He just sent me his deck and asked me to tear it apart in public. You’re a brave man, Jesse! Let’s get started… Jesse’s startup is called LightHaus. It’s an app to provide kids with art therapy. Jesse asked me to be brutal. But…
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Google is in serious trouble. Yesterday, OpenAI dropped ChatGPT Search, its new Google killer. ChatGPT Search can pull realtime data from the internet to answer your questions. But is it better than Google? This morning, I tried 3 real questions I needed answered on both ChatGPT Search and Google. Let’s…
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“If people weren’t so often wrong, we wouldn’t be so rich.” Charlie Munger Very few investors beat the market long term. Those that do tend to have one thing in common: they’re value investors. In 1984, Warren Buffett wrote a fascinating article about these top performing investors. Today, I dug…
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There’s one problem that will make me pass on a startup faster than anything else: not being incorporated properly. When it comes to incorporation, there’s only one right answer: the Delaware C Corp. The Delaware C Corp is the perfect form for tech startups. It lets you do things that…
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On January 18th, 2007, Bear Stearns stock reached an all-time high, valuing it at over $20 billion. Just 14 months later, the company was gone. How it happened is the story of the fascinating book Street Fighters. Cracks in the Facade Bear lacked the polish of a firm like Goldman.…
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Scrolling Twitter last night, my jaw dropped. What the heck is that? It looked like a human skeleton moving itself around — I’d never seen a robot like this. The new Torso by Clone Robotics is unlike any robot you’ve ever seen. Instead of being made of steel and motors,…
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Founders ask me all the time how to improve their pitch. Here’s what I tell them…focus on the Big 3: Vision, Team and Traction. Every day, I see lengthy decks and memos that get mired it detail. Exhaustive market analyses, 10 year projections, and long lists of “advisors.” Ditch all…
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Tremendous 