Jason Cohen explores the topic of fulfillment. He highlights prior art on the topic then adds his own spin. “What follows is my original framework I used to answer this question for myself eight years ago when I made the […]
Assure, a tech startup that allowed investors to pool together funds to make private investments, suddenly shut down. They took cash-up-front to manage these funds (called SPVs) for their lifetime. Now the cash is gone and they’re dumping the legal […]
I loved this explanation of the nuclear energy market and the technology advances nearing commercialization. “For the first time, this generation of reactors isn’t 100% government-funded and instead built by venture-backed startups.” | learn more
“Today, we are in a crisis. Silicon Valley’s best — our top operators, exited founders, and most powerful investors — are almost all on bad quests. Exiting your first startup only to enter venture capital and fight your peers for […]
“For a sample of 1,107 US-based VC-backed unicorns, 595 exited as of October 2022. At exit time, an average (median) unicorn was valued at $3.3 billion ($1.5 billion).” | learn more
“In the mid-2000s, many startups invested their excess cash reserves in instruments called Auction Rate Securities. ARS produced a steady stream of interest payments, like savings accounts, with a higher return.” It seemed great, until it wasn’t anymore. | learn more
Elad Gil: “Every tech wave results in a different split of startup vs incumbent value.” | learn more
“Interviews with more than 15 former Airlift employees depict a company torn in two: Inside Airlift’s corporate offices, young workers who were experiencing the highs of belonging to the most-celebrated startup in the country, rallied behind Airlift as it went […]
This seems like a lot of money, but then again food is a big market. This company runs indoor farms close to major population centers, limiting the cost and time spent on transportation. | learn more
“There are two sides to every coin. Front-office startups are quick out of the gate. But, the back-office tends to have more efficient growth over the long term.” | learn more