Tag: Investing
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I kept having the same problem in my founder meetings. We’re 23 minutes into a 30 minute call. I have nine questions and I’ve only had a chance to ask two. Ahh! I was taking a walk recently, thinking of how I could fix this problem. Then, it came to…
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Lattice is valued at $3 billion and is one of the most successful SaaS startups of the last decade. But in 2016, it was a tiny company with just 2 employees. Today, I watched their YC Demo Day pitch from 2016. I’d love to tell you I would’ve seen it…
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They were raising $1 million on an $11 million post-money SAFE. The product was awesome, but I passed. Here’s why… WorkerIQ is a composite, not a real startup, and the name is made up. But it shows why a great product alone doesn’t get you funded. The Good “WorkerIQ” makes…
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A lot of early stage investors are obsessed with credentials. I think that’s a big mistake. There’s nothing wrong with going to Harvard or working at Google. But when you look at the best founders, they don’t look like that. Instead, you see people with a strong entrepreneurial bent that…
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$60 billion a year in global cloud spend. A lot of that is wasted. But my latest investment, North, is changing that. “Plug it in and if you don’t see savings in 5 minutes, fire us.” That’s founder Matt Biringer on a recent podcast. North really is that fast. And…
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They were raising $2 million at a $9 million post-money SAFE. This startup had some awesome growth, but I passed. Here’s why… “CEOCoach” is a service that provides a coach for top executives. ”CEOCoach” is a composite, not a real startup, and the name is made up. But it shows…
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“It was the biggest mistake I made as an investor.” I was chatting with a fellow angel a while back. He shared with me something he learned the hard way: keep the checks small. But year after year, angels keep getting this wrong. Here’s why… How Angels Fail Take a…
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At $3.3 trillion, NVIDIA is the most valuable company on earth. The Magnificent 7 now make up 35% of the S&P 500. Meanwhile, the average SaaS company trades at a 5.9x revenue multiple. This is the lowest since 2016 and below long term averages. I’ve never seen markets this top-heavy…
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I saw an incredible startup at a demo day yesterday. When I contacted the founder after, she offered to add me to the investor update. This is genius. But very few founders do it. Got Dat Drip Startups use drip marketing to get customers all the time. This involves e-mail…
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Ten years. 100 investments. Three years in, I’m at 30, and I’m finalizing a new one right now. Why 10 years? Why 100 companies? Story time… Walking Away In 2019, I walked away from a great job. I worked in medical software for many years. The field had been good…
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Tremendous 