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“You have to meet these LedgerUp guys, they’re crushing it!” With an intro like that, I knew I had to take the meeting. I was chatting with a great YC founder, and he told me about his batchmates, Joseph and Bailey. He was super impressed with how their bookkeeping software…
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There are 247 startups in the YC S24 batch. You’re probably not going to meet them all. So how can you find the best ones? I look at every single startup, meet around 10-20% of them, and invest in perhaps one. Here’s how I do it… The Directory is Your…
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Last night, I scrolled through Amazon, entranced. You can buy a whole house for only $30,000! Some were as cheap as $15,000. But being Mr. Fancypants, I had my eyes on one for $72,000. I better hurry — there’s only 10 left in stock! 🙂 But as exciting as manufactured…
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My heart just about jumped out of my chest when I saw this data. NYC now has more founders building than SF! Is It Real? This new data comes from Live Data Technologies. Their data is comprehensive, covering over 7,500 founders. It’s hard to know how meaningful this information is.…
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New York pulled neck and neck with the Bay Area as a startup hub in Q3. The Big Apple inked venture deals at a blistering pace, closing 403 to the Bay Area’s 515, according to a new report from Pitchbook. The Beast from the East Before COVID, running a startup…
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“YC valuations are ridiculous, waaaah!” Every Investor Ever Demo Day came again last week at Y Combinator, and prices were predictably high. But consider the work that goes into Demo Day… The Long Road to Demo Day Over 20,000 companies applied for YC’s Winter 2023 batch. 282 were selected, a…
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“There are no buyers for empty office space at any price.” That’s a friend of mine who works in NYC commercial real estate. But landlords aren’t the only ones in deep trouble. I’m writing this post from my living room. Chances are, you’re reading it at home too. That means…
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Housing costs are out of control. We all know it — but how do we fix it? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Construction delays are a major driver of costs. If only we could design buildings easily, get them approved, and break ground sooner! TANGObuilder makes that possible. This…
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Every day, I read about another venture firm that won’t touch Silicon Valley. This is a mistake. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! As VC’s and angels, we have one goal: invest in the next Uber. Or Snowflake. Or Google. Of the 100 largest tech companies on earth by market…
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For decades, if you wanted to build a startup, you had to be in Silicon Valley. But today, the best place might just be Tennessee. Or Omaha. Or Little Rock. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! In today’s market, building away from the coasts offers some huge advantages: 1) Lower…
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