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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. I had to laugh a bit reading it. MBA fine, but not required.

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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

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If you want to understand the software trend that drove the creation of the seed-stage VC phenomenon I wrote about it that linked blog post but in short: cloud computing drove down the cost to create startups enabling a new category of investor. Some quick highlights include: The Role of a Seed Stage VC. But not many others.

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My Number One Advice for Startups or VCs: Conviction > Consensus

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It spoke to me because it so resonates with my nearly daily advice to entrepreneurs and VCs alike. Every VC firm works differently but when asked about our process I always reply the same way, We’re a “high conviction” shop. .” . — Scott Belsky (@scottbelsky) April 29, 2015. The same is true at startups.

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Valence unveils training program to help build pipeline of Black execs

TechCrunch

BLCK VC launches educational initiative to bring more Black entrepreneurs into investing ecosystem. Williams points out that Black professionals often find themselves isolated at companies, without a lot of peers with whom they can talk. How do the companies they work for make people feel welcome and included, rather than isolated?

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Singapore-based open finance startup Finantier gets backing from Y Combinator

TechCrunch

Open finance grew out of open banking, the same framework that Plaid and Tink are built on. Before launching Finantier, Rojas worked on products for peer-to-peer lending platforms Lending Club and Dianrong, and served as chief technology officer for several fintech startups in Southeast Asia.

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This freshly funded startup spun out of a student-run Stanford investment club

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The company says that it provides interested clubs with the back office framework, legal and tax support and has a platform where leaders can look for capital raise opportunities, meet other members and manage portfolios. Given the school’s past in spinning out successful startup founders, it unsurprisingly had no trouble raising $1.5

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Sylvera takes $32M to build trust in carbon offsetting ratings

TechCrunch

The round was co-led by Index Ventures, which also led Sylvera’s seed, along with New York-based global private equity and VC firm Insight Partners. The round was co-led by Index Ventures, which also led Sylvera’s seed, along with New York-based global private equity and VC firm Insight Partners. Sylvera , a U.K.-based