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The Shift from FOMO to FOLD in Early Stage Investing

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Part of this is due to factors that will continue to persist or even accelerate, like more experience managing remote or distributed teams, a more rapid flow of information, and multiple large successes outside of Silicon Valley.

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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

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Furthermore, one of our recent investments was in Silicon Valley, as all three of us have lived and worked there. But we’re also very active in New York, as five of the most recent startups we’ve funded are based in Manhattan (which is 40% of this recent flurry of investments). Recent Investment Themes.

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Reflections From Rebounding

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On the other side of the term sheet, as expressed by Gordon Moore , Silicon Valley pioneer, and co-founder of Intel, “you’re more valuable because of the experiences you’ve been through under failures.”

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Introducing Gotham Voices: An Email Newsletter for NY Tech

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Independently, one of the things I’ve noticed about social media tech conversations is that they tend to be overly centered on founders and operators from Silicon Valley. While innovation and great ideas aren’t confined to the Bay Area, voices in that geography get more of the limelight.

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Accelerator Spotlight: Poplin

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AD: I spent the early part of my career doing investment banking in Silicon Valley and healthcare consulting in NY. In the future, I imagine a world where we prepare for pregnancy just like we prepare for a wedding – in advance, with appropriate guidance, tools and support along the way. . Get to know the founders.

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Mattermark’s Clever Origin Story and Why Their CEO Loves Arguing with VCs [Traction #11]

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You’ll also hear… Why a TV show inspired Danielle to launch a media company, not software startup, and why she was disillusioned with Silicon Valley. The domino effect of thinking and operating that way at first and how this led to the SaaS startup success that is Mattermark today.

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Mattermark’s Clever Origin Story & Why Their CEO Loves Arguing with VCs [Traction #11]

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You’ll also hear… Why a TV show inspired Danielle to launch a media company, not software startup, and why she was disillusioned with Silicon Valley. The domino effect of thinking and operating that way at first and how this led to the SaaS startup success that is Mattermark today.