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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

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And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. We spent a bunch of time in the video talking about “disruption” as described by Clay Christensen in his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemman” which I profiled here. Not bad, hey?

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9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

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I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. And it seems to be creeping back into startup culture of late in a worrying way. Talking about whether to raise more money or not, their VC allegedly said to them: “If you had more capital, could you get to the future faster?

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Disrupt 2023 Audience Choice voting ends today

TechCrunch

Today is last day to cast your vote for Audience Choice roundtables and breakouts at Disrupt 2023. You pick the sessions you want at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Specifically, you help decide which of the 17 roundtable discussions and 15 breakout sessions will earn a spot on the Disrupt agenda. Voting ends at 11:59pm PDT tonight.

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

David Teten VC

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to find a job as a VC scout. VC recruiters list and compensation data. How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

The main thing is getting construction companies and contractors to accelerate their adoption of the tech and the labor shortage issue is putting substantial pressure on them to act. Finishing is the ripest for disruption. Buildings are the same, however often historically and culturally significant and therefore protected.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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As an early-stage VC I love this phase. Throughout the first year we made many fixes and saw our revenue base in these markets accelerate so we felt we were ready to attack Los Angeles, amongst the most important storage markets in the country. We used our refined playbooks for LA and figured this time we knew how to launch a market.

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Do you fit the mold for the next generation of values-driven VCs?

TechCrunch

Jonathan Greechan is co-founder of the world's largest pre-seed accelerator, Founder Institute , has run over 100 webinars including 100,000+ live attendees, and is one of Meetup's most active organizers. Startup investors can be the financial backbone for mass disruption. Jonathan Greechan. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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