Tag: Tech
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Top executives dumped shares in First Republic bank this year, shortly before its near collapse and rescue. These sales were not part of pre-announced plans. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From The Wall Street Journal: Top executives of First Republic Bank sold millions of dollars of company stock in…
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This is not investment advice. So, where should we put our money? The collapse of SVB has every startup looking for answers. The key for the future is diversification. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Here are some ways to mitigate risk: The 50/50 Split The natural next move is…
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All modern economies use money. You have to put your money somewhere. Shouldn’t it be safe? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! The Federal Reserve thinks it should be, and I couldn’t agree more. Over the weekend, the Fed, Treasury and FDIC acted decisively to stop the banking crisis. From…
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When your founders’ butts are on the line, don’t be loyal to a bank. Be loyal to your founders. That’s my biggest lesson from the chaos at Silicon Valley Bank. SVB was just shut down by the FDIC. Companies could lose deposits above $250,000. From Bloomberg: Uninsured depositors will get…
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What’s scarier than a clown? A pre-revenue startup with a $5 billion valuation. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! That was autonomous trucking startup Embark Trucks, which now faces liquidation. From Crunchbase News: Autonomous trucking startup Embark Trucks capped off one of the faster riches-to-rags stories of the SPAC era, announcing that…
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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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What does everyone get wrong about angel investing? What’s the future of Twitter? I dug into that and more recently at Starta VC! Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! A bunch of smart young interns at Starta peppered me with questions for an hour. Their knowledge and depth of thinking…
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Sounds crazy, right? But doubling our population is the goal of one of the hottest new startups, Figure. The catch: half will be robots. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Figure emerged from stealth yesterday, unveiling a humanoid robot. It plans to build one for every person on earth, doubling…
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When a startup is struggling, what’s the duty of investors? This question is front and center as Sequoia has walked away from controversial startup Citizen, cutting it off from funding and resigning from the board. From a report out this weekend in the Financial Times: Sequoia Capital has resigned from…
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No US venture firm is bigger in China than Sequoia Capital. But as tensions rise, even Sequoia is pulling back. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From a report out this morning in The Wall Street Journal: Sequoia Capital has started screening some investments its China arm is considering in…
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