Tag: Venture Capital
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You’re about to start a fundraise. How can you make the process smooth, raise millions, and get back to building? Here are my three best tips… 1. Get Calendly. You cold message an investor and, miraculously, he responds! It’s time to set up a meeting. Just drop your Calendly link…
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Will America strike Iran? How big will Elon’s SpaceX IPO be? Today, I trolled Polymarket to find the most mispriced bets. Here are three of the most interesting markets now… US Strikes on Iran Our carrier strike group is in position to attack Iran. Will it happen? If so, when? …
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Ever worried you’re missing out on the best angel investments? Here are three lesser known syndicates I use to make sure I don’t miss the best deals… Pari Passu Ventures. “Social media is so impersonal these days. It’s all about clout chasing.” That’s what I said to myself this summer…
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How do angels avoid incinerating money? How do you meet the best founders? Jason Calacanis digs into that and more in his book Angel. This is the book that got me into angel investing. Nearly five years and 38 investments later, I decided it was time for a reread. This…
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Ever wanted to learn a language but had nobody to talk to? Today I practiced speaking Portuguese to an AI. Google recently dropped Google Translate Practice. This feature lets you practice listening and speaking. It’s available for French, Spanish, German, or Portuguese. Ever since I went to Porto on Thanksgiving…
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Are you starting a fundraise soon? Here are three great tools that will help you close your round faster… Fast Round. It’s way easier to get a check from a warm intro than a cold message. What if you could get dozens or even hundreds of warm intros all at…
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I fed every deal I’ve ever done to an AI — 38 bets, 400+ pages of deal memos. Here’s what my best investments have in common… So far, two companies out of my 38 investments have broken out: Micro1 and Rilla. What made these bets so much more successful than…
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Inspired by the Besties, here are the 2025 Tremendous Awards… Biggest Business Winner: The United States. Wherever you look, American businesses are ascendant. A.I. models, GPUs, robotics, space…America ran the table in 2025. The U.S. has always had an advantage in technology. As technology becomes the only game in town,…
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In homage to the All-In Podcast, here are my predictions for 2026… Biggest Political Winner — Socialism. Zohran Mamdani recently took control of New York City. This is only the beginning of big wins for socialism in the United States this year. The party in power usually loses seats in…
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An investor passes on your startup. You can change their mind, right? Wrong. Here’s why trying to change investors’ minds is a waste of time… Minds Don’t Change Investors are interested right away or not at all. When they pass, the chance of you ever getting a dime is minimal.…
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