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Ycombinator - Where unicorns are born

Don Dodge

Angel investing in tech startups is a gut wrenching and risky business. Most of them lose, but sometimes you invest in a “unicorn” and make 100 times your money or even more. Ycombinator is the largest and most successful startup incubator in history, and it was started right here in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. All VCs, including us, regularly see investment opportunities which don’t fit our mandate.

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