Hunter Walker

MARCH 30, 2023

And that’s why I’m challenging our government to regulate them. Besides my random power fantasies, this post was prompted by a discussion with a very smart marketing and comms exec in the wake of the SVB bank run. But they won’t help us navigate through this new world they’re creating. They want DMCA safe harbor? They want Section 230?

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 9, 2019

Early on in any startup is more often than not filled with the unknown. How can you market on a shoestring budget? How will you reach your target market? There’s a ton of questions, but one thing is for certain: it is thrilling to see your little startup start to come into its own. Solid Organizational Processes.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

At Risk – Usually starts with a firm beginning to see challenges in large portions of its portfolio, or in keeping the partnership together, or in the viability of the firm’s core strategy as broader markets start to shift (e.g. there’s a heck of a lot fewer pure-play cleantech VCs today than 5 years ago).

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

These angels who were all working in their day jobs at various financial institutions, would invite startup electronics companies up to San Francisco to pitch their deals and they would invest an average of $75 -$300K per deal. to spur innovation was a new government agency to fund new companies. In response, one of the many U.S.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 29, 2020

It is estimated that eliminating this tax would erase the entire budget deficit, and also cut down on high frequency trading, which can impact volatility in the market. Closing the carried interest tax loophole is something Trump said he was going to do when he campaigned. It’s a dream advantage for a startup.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 10, 2021

Similarly, I just got a pitch for a startup providing telehealth access that specialized in allergies—which I was pretty excited about until they told me that pharmaceutical companies were fronting the cost of their marketing. I was both horrified and yet not surprised at all.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2016

Yes, income inequality exists and yes it’s a natural consequence of capitalism and other forms of government are decidedly worse than capitalism because they inefficiently create and allocate resources. VCs also get capital gains tax rates on “carried interest,” which is what irritates the masses.

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