Editorial
VCs Spark High Times for American Cannabis
tl;dr: Legal weed is going to be a big deal, and investors are already placing bets to take advantage of its growth. Weed is a growth industry. It’s illegal in… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Thursday, April 28th, 2016
From the Investors Elizabeth Clarkson of Sapphire Ventures addresses the record amount of money that has gone into U.S. venture funds this year and offers recommendations to attract LPs and… Read Full Article
Editorial
Investors Are Still Less Bullish About LinkedIn
tl;dr: LinkedIn posted strong earnings and solid forward guidance. Investors still value it far below its late 2015 heights. LinkedIn reported its first quarter financial performance today, a key moment for… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
From the Investors Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital walks through why “picking” is a critical skill not only for VCs, but for founders as well in “The Best VCs… Read Full Article
Editorial
What Correction? Venture Activity Zips Back To Full Speed In India And Southeast Asia
tl;dr: After a rocky fourth quarter, venture capital investment in India and Southeast Asia is back. Vroom vroom! It’s not only the United States’ venture capital market that is confusing the… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Tuesday, April 26th, 2016
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures criticizes the accountants who run the accounting standards for forcing companies into reporting their financials in a way that doesn’t accurately represent their… Read Full Article
Editorial
The Mattermark Editorial Team Is Hiring And You Should Def Apply
tl;dr: The Mattermark editorial team is hiring a data-driven journalist who thinks that startups, markets, and venture capital are cool. I’m damn excited to announce that the Mattermark editorial team… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Monday, April 25th, 2016
From the Investors Jason Calacanis of LAUNCH talks about the new rules for aspiring unicorns and shares some practical “do’s and dont’s” in “Lions & Lambs in the ‘Post Unicorn’… Read Full Article
Editorial
Read The Fine Print Before You Turn To Equity Crowdfunding
tl;dr: JOBS Act equity crowdfunding sounds great, but for startups it could be more tripwire than blessing. Today’s article was written by Alex Mittal, co-founder and CEO of FundersClub. After a… Read Full Article
Editorial
SecureWorks Opens The IPO Window
tl;dr: If you cut the price and number of shares you want to sell, you too can go public! SecureWorks went public today, marking the first US tech IPO of… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Thursday, April 21st, 2016
From the Investors Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital explains why the unicorn financing market just became more dangerous and complicated for all those involved in “On the Road to Recap”… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
From the Investors Simon Rothman of Greylock Partners uses Uber as an example to show how cash was used singlehandedly to drive scale and growth during the “steroid era” between… Read Full Article
Editorial
An Insider’s Look Into The Life Sciences Boom
tl;dr: The good times are still damn good for biotech. See, not all tech can’t IPO. Just most of it. Even if you weren’t a bio major, life sciences investments… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Tuesday, April 19th, 2016
From the Investors Niko Bonatsos of General Catalyst explains why it is important for entrepreneurs to focus on original inventions and ideas that could create new markets and enjoy infinite… Read Full Article
Editorial
Yahoo’s Core Business Continues To Erode In Q1
tl;dr: Yahoo’s bets on mobile, video, native and social aren’t enough to plug the leaks in its traditional businesses. Yahoo, mired in palace intrigue regarding a potential reverse spin-off of its core… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Monday, April 18th, 2016
From the Investors Mark Cranney of Andreessen Horowitz discusses why putting in place a strong sales, forecasting, and deal qualification process is a must-have for successfully scaling your company in… Read Full Article
Editorial
What The Heck Actually Happened In US VC During The First Quarter?
tl;dr: Calm down, the United States venture capital industry didn’t implode in the first quarter. Getting the pulse of venture capital in the United States can be tricky. When the first… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Thursday, April 14th, 2016
From the Investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group shares a full review of what Techstars is and what they are doing, from their expansion to an overview of their portfolio,… Read Full Article
Editorial
That’s Not Profit
tl;dr: If I didn’t pay my rent, I too could be profitable. According to a recent Bloomberg story, Uber earns an average of $0.19 per ride in North America when… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Wednesday, April 13th, 2016
From the Investors Amit Mukherjee of New Enterprise Associates discusses what makes the Series A unique and how deal competitiveness and risk play a factor in round size in “What… Read Full Article
Editorial
Checking In On The Great Intramural VC Unicorn Bet
tl;dr: Two rich people once bet one another on how fast one of them will get richer. Mattermark checked in on the progress of the wager. Editor’s note: Given the sheer number… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
From the Investors Mark Cranney, Lars Dalgaard, and Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz discuss why we need sales, how to organize the sales function, and when to bring on the first… Read Full Article
Editorial
Everything Is Awesome And Everything Is Awful
tl;dr: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The 2016 tech market is a confusing place. Public tech stocks took a beating early in the… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Monday, April 11th, 2016
From the Investors Phil Orr of Sapphire Ventures takes a look at the state of the public markets and how they may impact private SaaS companies in “What’s Happening to… Read Full Article