Tag: VC
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CalPERS did everything right. It won access to some of the finest venture firms: NEA, Khosla. The returns? Terrible. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! New data is pulling back the curtain on VC returns. For the $440 billion California pension fund, many venture investments have notched poor results. From…
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Many startups I invested in are coming back and asking for more. So how do I decide to double down — or cut my losses? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Here’s how I approach follow-on funding: Performance I want to see startups triple revenue year over year after I…
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We investors have no function except to find and help the next Google. But, uh, where is it? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Finding the great companies of the future is a huge part of our job. I look at 150-250 companies every month. I choose one. Since I…
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I just passed on a company growing 80% month over month. Instead, I chose one growing more slowly. Have I lost my mind? Not yet. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! These two companies illustrate one of the most important principles in venture capital: market size matters. Without a large…
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Another day, another Generative AI breakthrough! The latest: a search engine that queries thousands of books to answer any question. It’s called Allsearch.ai. And it just might change research forever. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! I tested it out this morning with three prompts. Let’s see how it does!…
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Tough times in startupland show no signs of ending. Venture funding fell 67% in December from a year earlier, according to a new report by S&P Global: Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! The number of completed rounds fell by 57%. These grim stats match what I’m seeing in the…
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Many founders work incredible hours. So what’s all this for…just to make someone like me money? Hardly. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! I know startups can change lives because I’ve seen it happen. My mom lives in a small town in Wisconsin. Getting around without a car is nearly…
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“Kid, haven’t you heard of Friendster? Move on. It’s over!” VC Jeremy Levine passing on Facebook, 2004 (speaking to Eduardo Saverin). Ouch. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Bessemer Venture Partners passed on Apple, Google, Facebook and countless other highly successful companies. In what they’re calling an “anti-portfolio,” the venerable…
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Every time I get the monthly update, I’m confused. Did I really invest in this company? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! There’s a disease that will kill a startup faster than anything else. It’s called Entrepreneurial ADD. This deadly condition involves a founder who gets distracted too easily. Rather…
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Like many investors, I love a good SaaS business. But have we flooded the market with so many startups that customers are about to rebel? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! I was amazed when I saw how many subscriptions this founder was paying for…just for himself! That leads us…
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Tremendous 