Venture Capital
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Focus on the Upside
Point Nine’s Pawel has a good post on why complex liquidation preference structures are bad for your…
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Down and Flat Rounds
There’s been quite a bit of talk on valuations over the past few months. I think…
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Celebrating Execution
I am sitting at a board meeting, observing how a portfolio company of ours is out-executing…
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VC Portfolio and Ownership Concentration
Last month saw an online disagreement between two prominent investors, Michael Kim and Dave McClure. You…
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Big Numbers
The press loves big numbers. Why? Because, the readers love big numbers. Look at the headline below:…
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The Disconnect in Online Advertising
Online ads suck, but it’s the main driver of today’s internet. If you did not already…
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Your Biggest Investor
One way we categorize startups is by whether they have crossed the chasm. I don’t mean…
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The Second Time Around
I just answered an interesting question on Quora. I think it may be interesting to readers…
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ChubbyBrain Ventures
Startup data provider CB Insights had an April Fool’s Day blog post on how they are…
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The Pendulum on Turkey
In my conversations with non-Turkish friends lately, the dominant topic has been what’s going on in…