A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 8, 2024

Chris Dixon, who leads the A16Z crypto fund , and has been an entrepreneur, VC, and friend of mine for over twenty years, has written a book called Read Write Own that is available for pre-order now and will start shipping at the end of the month. I asked Chris why he wrote the book and he had two answers, one personal and one practical.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This lack of impact and usage means that companies are getting very little return on their investments in workplace wellness initiatives. His newest book is Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams: A Manual on Benchmarking to Best Practices for Competitive Advantage. So what can organizations do to make their corporate wellness efforts work?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

investments at Alibaba. Then creators could customize the journey end to end, and keep the experience all in one place, and invest in their own growth.” She said they thus refer to the category with a distinct term: “experience commerce.” Zeisser is also joining the board.).

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

Sometime in the next few weeks, I’ll complete my next investment. She’s already a seasoned pro—three term sheets got signed in her room at the NICU where she spent the first 80 days of her life. You can stop making new investments, but it will take years to actually work through your active portfolio companies.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Investing is similar. The below analysis outlines an approach to quantify the attractiveness of investing in commercial real estate at a given point. Howard Marks — the co-chairman of Oaktree — released a book in 2011 called The Most Important Thing. Such hard data can increase investment conviction when either is tempting.

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Gust

OCTOBER 25, 2014

A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms. Term Sheets & Valuations. A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets & Valuations. Invested Interests' Venture Deals. Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist. original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

Here’s the difference: A hobby or side hustle involves a discretionary investment of time and money. There’s no need for long-term strategy or a plan for growth because there’s no risk if your venture fails to attract clients. The choice to invest in my business, however, was a step in making the shift from freelancer to entrepreneur.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Investing is similar. The below analysis outlines an approach to quantify the attractiveness of investing in commercial real estate at a given point. Howard Marks — the co-chairman of Oaktree — released a book in 2011 called The Most Important Thing. Such hard data can increase investment conviction when either is tempting.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. That used to be called A-round investing. of the fund.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Register Venture investment is a high-stakes game that demands vision, persistence, and adaptability. One such luminary is Yongmin Kim, whose journey through the ups and downs of the investment industry is nothing short of inspiring. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

There will be both short-term and long-term impact as consumers and businesses are forced to change their behavior radically for weeks or months. You can expect to see families invest in toys, to keep their children occupied, as well as board games, projects and puzzles that can be done as a family in the evening and on weekends.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 7, 2014

Some of the best content to be found about startups is locked in books. Thomas Kjemperud asked me yesterday for a 140 character recommendation of one book for founders. These are the books I go back to, time and again, when I have a question or I’m looking for an insight. The BMG is clear and simple but comprehensive.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

There are enough SPACs on the hunt today that they would be noisy even if they were not time-constrained investment vehicles. Doing some quick match, Latch grew booked revenues 50.5% Its booked software revenues grew 37.1%, while its booked hardware top line expanded over 70% during the same period. from 2019 to 2020.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

KreditBee, which also counts Mirae Asset Venture Investments, Premiji Invest and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group among its backers, offers instant micro loans starting at as low as $12 to new-to-credit customers and credit of over $3,500 to salaried professionals.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

We are excited to partner with TravelPerk and support the next stage of growth,” stated Stephen Thorne, Investment Director for SoftBank Investment Advisers. TravelPerk has attracted top financial backers who have invested in disruptive tech companies Airbnb, Uber, Slack, Twitter, Trello, Zalando, and Delivery Hero.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2023

Paris Heymann Contributor Share on Twitter Paris Heymann is a partner at Index Ventures , where he invests primarily in B2B SaaS and data. Software companies with NDR over 100% grow revenues organically each year just by expanding their existing book of business before adding any new customers.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 1, 2024

At $784m in ARR, growing 47% with 130% net revenue retention across 6100 customers, the company should be one of top 10 fastest growing software companies alongside Klaviyo, ZScaler, & Crowdstrike - in ARR terms. 41% of new bookings derives from those new customers. But overall revenue is growing 4.5%

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Though the COVID-19 pandemic almost immediately devasted the business of travel booking startup Headout , the company has been able to return to growth as domestic travel rebounded in recent months. However, the company will disclose that, so far, 10 million people from more than 190 countries have now booked an experience on its platform.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 26, 2022

Bounce enables consumers to book short-term luggage storage and package retrieval at local businesses–with more … The post Investing in Bounce appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

It’s a broad term that encompasses many areas, including payments, banking, credit and crypto. In fact, storied venture firms Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) invested more in fintech than any other category in 2022. Early Bird passes are currently on sale — save $800 when you book by May 14.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 11, 2023

But in practice, putting that cash in the bank helps you fund expenses in the short term. I was able to do this with my consulting business once I’d created enough demand because once you can control the payment terms, you can get a lot more cash from the get-go. On your balance sheet, this shows up as “Deferred Revenue.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 11, 2021

Business owners often assume they know what their employees want due to a dangerous judgment error termed the false consensus effect. In turn, companies made large-scale investments in back-end IT facilitating remote work. Therefore, both workers and companies will be more invested in telework after the pandemic.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2023

Today, the company announced two new booking tool features, including guaranteed accessibility for hotel rooms booked from its website and a price match offer. The company also now price matches hotel rooms from other booking platforms, including Booking.com, Expedia and Travelocity. “We

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

The contracts are identical twelve month contracts except for the payment terms. Contract B relaxes payment terms to monthly payment, 12 monthly installments for the next year. All of the sales and marketing dollars invested to obtain persuade the buyer to put digital ink to pdf have been recouped immediately.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The round saw a mix of other existing and new investors chipping in, including in the latter camp Northzone, HV Capital, Vintage Investment Partners and Commonfund Capital, and with (in the former) Prime Ventures, EQT Ventures, coparion, Senovo, Lios Ventures and Possible Ventures. The startup says the unit grew 13x between 2019 and 2022.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

And, thus is is that New York-based Frontrunner , a decentralized sports prediction market, has now raised a $4.75M funding round by Susquehanna Private Equity Investments LLP. The company also plans to rollout ETF-style offerings, allowing uses to invest in teams, favorite ownership groups and league divisions.

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Startup Blogpost

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

These metrics serve as the lifeblood of a company’s financial structure, offering a clear picture of immediate fiscal stability and long-term sustainability. This index is pivotal because it directly correlates with our long-term growth and market relevance. For instance, at Highland Laboratories Inc.,

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 14, 2019

I have been vocal here that I do not like the term Unicorn to describe highly valued venture-backed startups. Some of my friends and colleagues have been texting and tweeting about a book called VC: An American History by Tom Nicholas. They might be rare, but they are not fictional. A better word would be Whales.

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Source Link

MARCH 29, 2021

This is critical to long-term sustainability of these networks. For those new to the field, we wrote a book on our methodology , which features global examples of people engaged in improving the environment for small businesses to succeed. We’d be happy to make an introduction to any of our affiliate network leadership.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Greg Satell was interviewed on the You Are Not So Smart podcast (excellent, highly recommended) about his book Cascades. You need to fully appreciate the switching costs and be able to show a clear Return On Investment (ROI). to achieve lasting impact. 5 Reasons People Will Oppose You We innovators already believe.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Opendoor alums Justine Palefsky and Tasneem Amina teamed up in 2021 to start a company, Kindred , with the goal of giving people the choice of booking lodging through a unique home-swapping model. She booked over 80 nights in her first 8 months on Kindred staying in San Francisco, New York, and a few other destinations, according to Palefsky.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

The Greenlight-branded card, offered through Mastercard, offers up to 3% unlimited cash back on all purchases and gives parents the option to automatically invest those cash rewards in stocks and ETFs to spend on family-related expenses, co-founder and CEO Tim Sheehan told TechCrunch. billion.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

She invested in adtech firm Criteo, which later became a public company in the U.S. While she’s no longer involved with Daphni’s day-to-day activities, she still follows her own investments in Daphni’s first fund. Her investments include Shine , Swile , Holberton School and Lifen. Investment is self-fulfilling,” Ekeland told me.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

500 Startups was looking to add someone with an enterprise background to their investing team, so I made the leap into venture at the start of 2017. I’ve spent a lot of time in international ecosystems over the years (I’ve invested in startups in more than 20 countries and helped run accelerators on 5 continents). As to “why Canada?”,

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

After raising $100 million at a valuation of over $2 billion last year, the Australian ed-tech startup Go1 is making an acquisition and getting some investment to expand its reach and technology to serve the market of corporate online learning. “But there was never something before Go1 that looked like a great fit,” Seim said.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Al Rajhi Partners, Arab Bank, Amana Capital and Palm Drive Capital and existing backers Signal Peak Ventures and Knollwood Investment Advisory also participated in the new round. The short-term rental allows individuals to rent a car for one, three, six, or nine months. Car subscription offerings.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 19, 2021

Figure out what the new normal is before entering into a long term lease. We have invested in office and conference pods in our sublet to reduce the need for expensive office buildouts. We have been investing a lot more in our conference rooms/video setups. And they are now thinking about what to do going forward.

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