Union Square Ventures is broadening its investing lens to include climate-related businesses. My favorite part: “As part of this effort we are also opening up our internal research – this deck is what we as a team have been using to keep […]
In 2018, Steve Blank asked if the lean startup was dead. It was a commentary on Jeff Katzenberg’s media startup raising almost $2B before launch. Well, fast forward to today, and that startup has a name (Quibi) and a teaser […]
Steven Sinofsky, who used to run the Microsoft’s Windows division, has been a long-time attendee of the humongous consumer electronics trade show. He not only covers the tech trends that are likely to matter most, he also explains the context […]
This post, written by Matthew Bell the former head of strategy for Amazon Studios, offers an interesting way to think about video gaming. “It’s replicating the most lucrative entertainment businesses on earth… and then adding a lot more.” | learn more
Benedict Evans offers a thoughtful opinion about tech and anti-trust regulation. “Microsoft and IBM each dominated their generation of tech, and they each lost that dominance, not because of anything they did, nor because of anti-trust, but because the business […]
Not in Chicago, at least, according to Pitchbook data. Someday I’d like to reconcile a few narratives and personal experiences: 1) Most startups fail, 2) VC-backed startups make bold bets, and 3) I’ve only seen a handful of local funded […]
Imagine you own an apartment complex. You’re awoken late one night by a barrage of panicked tenants: a criminal snuck in and changed each and every lock. Worse, any attempt to pick or change the locks releases a stink spray […]
A sober warning for startup employees and investors. “How Eero went from a promising start-up to a company facing mass attrition and debt, and what it says about the hardware market today.” | learn more
Alex Iskold explains why startups should think about customers as a network rather than as rows in their CRM. | learn more
I love so much about this article by Roy Bahat (same guy as above, whose LinkedIn profile is stellar). Much of this mirrors the mindset we convey to Kellogg MBA students developing new ventures. “Startups, by definition, traffic in the […]