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JANUARY 27, 2021

You have an authentic passion for technology, startups, and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. We are firm believers that diverse points of view strengthen the collective intellectual equity and long-term performance, and we truly welcome people with a broad set of backgrounds and perspectives to apply. . What Will The Job Be Like.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

What’s interesting about these sorts of businesses is that they behave very differently from most other businesses that startup founders tend to build. Insurance companies have decades if not centuries of brand equity to draw upon. This dynamic makes it insanely difficult for startups to get initial traction in these categories.

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MARCH 24, 2021

Free Template for Great Startup Pitch Decks, Direct from VCs. How to Sell Your Startup’s “Secret” Master Plan at the Seed Stage “Articulating and selling your long run vision is important, but trying to convince those that are deeply skeptical about it is simply a mutual waste of time.” Happy reading!

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MAY 24, 2021

You have an authentic passion for startups and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. We are firm believers that diverse points of view strengthen the collective intellectual equity and long-term performance, and we truly welcome people with a broad set of backgrounds and perspectives to apply. You act as an “ invited guest.”.

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Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage Cofounder 120

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Not that we are entirely focused on raising future equity rounds, but for a startup that requires additional venture financing, it’s helpful to hit milestones that allow the team and prior investors to get compensated for their risk and effort.

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Part-Time VPE Seed Stage CTO Hire Forecast 195

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

But just because the campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo seem to be getting more absurd and less beneficial to both backers and startups doesn’t mean that crowdfunding — as a fundraising and market gauging mechanism — has become less effective. We also wanted to be able to use the JOBS Act and give equity to backers.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Startup salaries — especially on the engineering side — are at near record highs. As startups raised more capital and needed to compete for the best talent, they’ve been forced to give both real equity and pay market rates. Here are the two most obvious examples: Wages. See Angel List’s breakout here for current rates.

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MAY 19, 2015

Over the past few years, I have been involved with and close to a number of both successful and unsuccessful startups. A startup is just that – a startup. A flourishing startup requires investing equity in others to generate substantial return. The beauty of a startup is that there are endless possibilities.

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JANUARY 21, 2022

After graduation, I spent the next 9 years working at a bank, an early-stage b2b fintech startup, and a growth-stage mortgage startup. So, despite not making my way to an auto factory like I originally dreamt about as a kid, I did find myself diving into the world of another type of factory, fintech startups.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Like many things in life, the VC/startup ecosystem is one of cycles. But let’s look back at the last decade in VC-backed startups… it’s easy to forget how predominant mindsets change throughout the cycle. VC funding for startups is drying up quickly. 2009-2011: Retrenchment. We’re only a few months past Sequoia’s famous “R.I.P.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. However, many folks probably don’t think about exactly where those VC dollars that help fund startups actually come from. So I wanted to dive a little deeper into what I call the startup capital supply chain.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities). Was this a lost decade for venture capital? Or are current values inflated and unlikely to converge with DPI? The answer is likely a mix of both. Source: Cambridge Associates.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities). Was this a lost decade for venture capital? Or are current values inflated and unlikely to converge with DPI? The answer is likely a mix of both. Source: Cambridge Associates.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

In the startup community, it’s easy to claim that everyone just jumps in, but it’s not always the case and is much easier said then done. So to the question of but what will happen which is either voiced or in the back of the head of many early startup employees, founders, and operators: There’s simply no way to know.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

Because of both lean startup principles and a thriving community of pay-it-forward individuals, we can all now build a little, learn a little, and then repeat. We want to create the go-to hub for entrepreneurs and startup teams going from zero to one in absolutely anything important. A look at actual startups’ funnels).

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APRIL 2, 2020

The process of getting to know a new team and getting to know a startup is just different when all you can do is talk through Zoom. Massive bull markets in the public equity markets in recent years translated to very bullish markets in the private VC markets, which translated to really big rounds and really high valuations.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Both early- and late-stage startup valuations are currently elevated. Source: Cambridge Associates (VC) & TradingView (Equities). Was this a lost decade for venture capital? Or are current values inflated and unlikely to converge with DPI? The answer is likely a mix of both. Source: Cambridge Associates.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

I suspect that the 18-month rule originated because that’s the approximate average time it takes for startups to reach an important value-inflection milestone. My partner Rob has a great piece on understanding and optimizing towards value inflection points at a seed-stage startup here.) Startups are hard. Don’t raise as much.

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MAY 12, 2015

Start with the firms of whatever city you’re in that have a history of investing in the stage and sector of your startup, then augment with additional firms outside your home geography which may have a strong particular fit with your company. Are you a founder of an ecommerce startup? Always think about fit. It matters.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

It’s become increasingly common for startups to raise several seed rounds, and this has led to a bifurcation in the seed stage between what are known as “pre-seed” (or “genesis”) and institutional seed rounds. The entire funding progression of startups pushed out to the right.

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