Tag: Stocks
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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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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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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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Lately, I’m seeing a ton of startups with no CTO. Instead, they have a team of engineers with minimal equity. This is a mistake. Here’s why… Incentives Matter Startups have to ship new features fast. That’s how they make customers happy and beat competitors. Who do you think will do…
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“It’s interesting how many mistakes you can make if you just keep going.” Warren Buffett Warren Buffett is the greatest investor of all time. He must do everything right…right? Dead wrong. Warren has made a lot of mistakes too. And in this final hour of the recent Berkshire Hathaway Annual…
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An auditorium full of med students jump to their feet, erupting in cheers. They just found out they’re going to school for free. This was the scene at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York in February (you can see the video and news story here). The source…
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“You’re entering the best world that’s ever existed…” Warren Buffett Warren sits on stage, flanked by men he respects and loves working with. From that perch, he gives out priceless advice on investing and life. Today, I dug into the third hour of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. Warren tells…
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“Warren, if people weren’t so often wrong, we wouldn’t be so rich.” Charlie Munger I’ve always wanted to watch the whole Berkshire annual meeting. This year, I’m finally doing it, and I’m sharing everything I learned with you guys! This will be a 5 part series going throughout this week.…
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+ Berkshire, Charlie Munger, Finance, Investing, Money, Startups, Stocks, Venture Capital, Warren Buffett+
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At age 29, Charlie Munger’s marriage was falling apart and his son was dying of leukemia. “A friend remembers that Charlie would visit his dying son in the hospital and then walk the streets of Pasadena crying.” I cannot imagine anything worse. And yet, Munger came back from it. He…
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Coinbase is one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. Its market cap is $64 billion. But in the summer of 2012, founder Brian Armstrong was in a dimly lit Silicon Valley office, practicing his pitch. Let’s dig in! What the Heck Is Bitcoin? Brian does a wonderful job of explaining…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital, YC+
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