This short post by Fred Wilson is interesting, since often we all need reminding that running out of cash is the number one killer of startups. It also reminds me of the daily cash budget I built and managed during […]
David Sacks, the original COO of Paypal and now a VC at Craft Ventures digs in to the difference between tech startups, which are mainly software, and tech-enabled startups, which operate in meat-space (my term, not his). While the former […]
This is an excellent set of slides summarizing the world of seed funding for startups as we see it today. The presentation was put together by Mar Hershenson from Pear VC. | learn more
In this video, “a16z bio deal partner Julie Yoo describes the specific zones of opportunity that are most ripe for companies to have an impact (and why); what some of the new and innovative approaches are; and finally, the characteristics […]
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 […]
This is a detailed background map of the podcasting world since its inception. It was created by the a16z consumer team. “Our investment philosophy is to not be too prescriptive, so we do the kind of ‘market map’ overview below […]
Alex Danco wrote this post in 2015. Its conclusions have stood up over the years. He makes the point that many markets are moving from a normal distribution of preferences (a fat middle and two tails) to a bifurcated distribution […]
“When we try to control for founder skill and funds raised, the types of startups that first reach profitability do so in this order: E-commerce, Chrome extensions, Mobile apps, Enterprise SaaS, Small-to-medium business SaaS.” | learn more
A great CB Insights report highlighting Brain-Machine Interfaces, Implantables, and Neuroprosthetics. | learn more
Authors: Reid Hoffman, Chris Yeh Not every startup need burn ridiculous amounts of cash to get as big as possible as quickly as possible. But some should, and Reid Hoffman explains exactly how to identify them. Reid is the founder […]