Tag: Venture Capital
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Jim* had an interesting product, but I was having trouble following his pitch. He skipped from idea to idea and feature to feature, leaving me confused. Jim: “SaaSy is a sales tool for teams. Here’s the messages screen. This is where you go to book a meeting. We’re planning on…
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In 2009, a small startup called Square was raising its Series A. Andreessen Horowitz saw the deal and passed. That mistake cost them $4.8 billion. The Pitch Square (now Block) had a big idea: make it easy for small merchants to take credit cards. It had an awesome product: a…
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Venture-backed startups have created virtually all of the net new jobs since 1977. Of the top 5 US companies by market cap, every single one raised venture capital. Venture capital has a huge impact on the US economy, but few people understand how it works. In The Secrets of Sand…
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From AI chatbots to venture funding to rockets, the US isn’t just ahead of competitors. Increasingly, it has no competition at all. I met with a great entrepreneur from Japan this week who recently moved to New York. I told him how much I loved Japan when I visited. His…
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+ Aerpspace, Entrepreneur, Finance, Investing, Space, Startups, Tech, United States, US, Venture Capital+
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Imagine the perfect teacher. She’s an expert on every subject, but can explain it like your five. She’s patient, answering as many questions as you want. And forget $50,000 a year tuition. What would you say to…$0? Well, we’re here! ChatGPT just might be the best teacher in the world.…
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“What if you could make a drone botnet? You just give it a task and it operates autonomously and does it.” “That would be so cool!” Last month, I was having lunch with an awesome founder I invested in. His company had recently been acquired, and we were kicking around…
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We are in the worst venture market in ten years, according to a new report from AngelList and Brex. Despite a strong NASDAQ, it’s harder to raise a round, get a markup, or reach an exit than at any point since 2013. From the report: Dating back to 2013, 2Q23…
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I read the deal memo and ran the numbers. Everything looked great. But was this company really legit? There was only one way to find out. The Mystery Shopper Method This afternoon, I dug into a promising telehealth startup. I liked it from the investor perspective — now I wanted…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, Health, Investing, Medicine, Money, Silicon Valley, Small Business, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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For the first few months of the AI craze, I stood pat. Now, it’s time to move. Sitting at this laptop two months ago, AI investments looked weak. I saw one startup after another at 9 digit valuations with minimal defensibility. Many were a thin wrapper for OpenAI and nothing…
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“Can you give me a demo of your product?” That’s how I’m beginning just about every Zoom these days. Here’s why… A Demo’s Worth a Thousand Words I used to go straight to the deck. But over time, I realized the same deck could describe a dozen companies. You’re going…
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Tremendous 