tech, startups, internet
The employee buyout playbook
This is an interesting case study of an employee buyout of VC-backed company harmon.ie. | learn more
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tech, startups, internet
How biotech startup funding will change in the next 10 years
From YCombinator partner Jared Friedman. “Because you can start cheaply, it’s now possible to start a biotech company the way people start a tech company. By raising money incrementally, rather than a giant amount upfront, you can keep control of […]
tech, startups, internet
Stratechery’s take on the WeWork IPO
It’s hard to say something about WeWork that hasn’t already been written in the popular press in the past two weeks. Yet, Ben Thompson does a nice job of highlighting the bull case for WeWork. It sounds really good right […]
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Some AI leaders think we need an FDA-equivalent to regulate algorithms
“Imagine a couple of caffeine-addled biochemistry majors late at night in their dorm kitchen cooking up a new medicine that proves remarkably effective at soothing colds but inadvertently causes permanent behavioral changes.” | learn more
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Boston saved $5M annually routing school buses with an algorithm
Before that, they were using a team of 10 human route planners. Interestingly, no jobs were lost during the transition. | learn more
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Betterment now turning a profit from retail robo-advising
“In a June 22 interview at the firm’s Manhattan headquarters, CEO Jon Stein revealed that Betterment has crossed the $18 billion mark for assets under management and retail is now funding his firm’s growth.” | learn more
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How discount brokerages make money
I thought I knew how the fintech startups of decades-past (the discount brokerages) made their money. It turns out I didn’t know. Now I’m better informed, and it feels great! This is also good background to have before reading the Betterment […]
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Which categories of seed-stage startups are thriving?
From VC Tom Tunguz. One spoiler: AI is still 🔥🔥🔥. “The answer has changed quite a bit over the last 8 years. Some sectors have hit their apogee and are declining. Others have grown by more than 3x. Yet others […]
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History of public SaaS returns and valuations
This is a very data-driven analysis worth skimming at least. “The overall returns from public SaaS companies have been remarkable — the average SaaS company has returned almost 5x from their IPO price. For context, most venture capital funds strive […]