Tag: VC
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This angel investing thing just might work! My “fund” is beating well over 90% of VC’s, according to AngelList data. How My “Fund” Stacks Up Against the Competition So far, my “fund” sits at 1.65x TVPI. This means that the total value of all my investments is 65% more than…
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Three things investors should never do during a founder meeting… Wrap-Up These 3 don’ts come down to one easy rule: give the entrepreneur your attention and respect. This pitch could be the most important moment of their professional life. You don’t have to invest in their company. But you do…
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The median Seed stage startup is raising at $20 million pre-money. That’s too high for investors to make a decent return. High Prices at the Startup Store AngelList just came out with its wonderful The State of Venture Report H1 2025. It shows that the median Seed valuation is at…
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The level of accepted laziness in this business is just pathetic. I’m no Harry Stebbings. I don’t do 996. But day after day, I find myself shocked at the total lack of standards investors have for themselves. This laziness hurts startups. It also hurts investors, whose net worth (and reputation)…
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Adapt or die. That’s why I’m changing my investment strategy. Check size doubling to $10k, no reserves. I’ve written 2 of them this week and hope to write many more. Here’s why I’m making this change… A Wake-Up Call Up until now, I’ve written $5,000 first checks and reserved $25,000…
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Cyan Banister is one of the best investors ever, backing SpaceX, Uber, Flexport and more. To find the next great startup, Cyan asks an unusual question… The Human Behavior Question When she sees a new product, she doesn’t just calculate the Total Addressable Market (TAM). She asks herself “Does it…
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I never show this spreadsheet to anyone. 54 top investors. This is my secret weapon. My money is no greener than anybody else’s. So if I want to invest in the best founders, I need to bring something else to the table. This spreadsheet makes it happen. Meet “The Sheet”…
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Every pre-revenue startup is raising at $30-40 million right now. Making money on these bets will be next to impossible. A year or two ago, a company with little or no revenue might have raised at a $10 million cap. Not anymore. The price is going to be over $30…
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I looked at 4000 deals I’ve said no to in the last 3 years. Here are the most common reasons I passed… 1) No revenue. This is by far the most common reason why I pass on a startup. Cash is king. If a company can get people to plunk…
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Andreessen Horowitz is raising a $20 billion fund. Getting a decent return on this money will be almost impossible. To understand why, we have to look at how venture funds make their money. How VC’s Make Money Big funds like a16z lead rounds in a startup, typically from Series A…
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