Editorial
A Brief History Of Tech Bulls#1t
tl;dr: Tech has a habit of peddling dreck. Journalist and editor Owen Thomas returns to the Mattermark blog to remind us that time is a flat circle. Alex keeps asking… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Monday, February 15th, 2016
From the Investors Mark Solon of Techstars recaps the past 16 years of VC advice around public and private markets for new investors in the game in “Some Gray Haired… Read Full Article
Editorial
Surviving Whatever Comes Next
tl;dr Don’t want your company to die? Here’s what to do. The startup fundraising environment is in flux, and over the past two weeks the pace of change has accelerated rapidly. Throughout… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Thursday, February 11th, 2016
From the Investors Archit Bise of Redpoint Ventures explains how every market in the world has cycles of highs and lows, including venture investing, in “The Patterson Cycle” Shai Goldman… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Wednesday, February 10th, 2016
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures welcomes the tougher startup environment, as he says, ‘it will make all of us better’ in “When the Going Gets Tough,… Read Full Article
Editorial
All This Has Happened Before
tl;dr: Journalist and editor Owen Thomas has a must-read take on what is going on in the public and private markets. He’s here to talk you down from the ledge. Is… Read Full Article
Editorial
Here’s Where Startups Raised Around The World In 2015
tl;dr Want to see where capital was deployed last year? Mattermark has you covered. If you are a regular Mattermark reader, I presume you spend more time than most inside… Read Full Article
Insights
Mattermark at SaaStr Annual 2016: The State of Venture Capital
SaaStr Annual 2016 Live Stream Video At this year’s SaaStr Annual event, Danielle Morrill will reflect on 2015’s State of Venture Capital & Startup Traction. She will highlight last year’s trends, with… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Monday, February 8th, 2016
From the Investors Joseph Floyd of Emergence Capital visualizes decreasing valuations for public SaaS companies, the impact of compressing multiples, and lessons for SaaS founders in “Was Black Friday a… Read Full Article
Editorial
Stumbling Unicorns
TL;DR: Markets are a mess, and some public tech companies you know and love are at risk of becoming non-icorns. Have you heard about the stock market? It is not doing… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Thursday, February 4th, 2016
From the Investors Philipp Moehring of AngelList walks founders through the building blocks a startup should achieve before and during seed fundraising in “This is How You Raise a Seed… Read Full Article
Editorial
Here’s Why LinkedIn Shares Tanked 25%
tl;dr Investors pre-paid too much for expected future growth. Taking a break from our usual focus on markets and not individual participants, let’s dig into what in the heck is going… Read Full Article
Editorial
Bitcoin Investment Is Back From The Dead (As Expected)
tl;dr As expected, investment into bitcoin-related startups is not dead. *insert panic among the haters. Investment into bitcoin startups appears healthy this year, reversing a noted slowdown that occurred towards the end of… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016
From the Investors Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures reviews the pulse of the market based on VC perceptions, as we enter 2016 in “The State of Venture Capital” Pejman Nozad… Read Full Article
Insights
The 15 Fastest Growing Startups in LA With Less Than $10M Raised
With Mattermark, you can sort through over 1.4 million privately owned companies based on location, total funding, industry, employee growth month over month, total employees, Growth Score, Mindshare Score, and much… Read Full Article
Editorial
Reports Of Unicorn Extinction Are Greatly Exaggerated
Editor’s note: The following post was written by Anshu Sharma of Storm Ventures. He is not bearish on the current startup ecosystem, even as the stock market suffers notable declines. You’ve… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016
From the Investors Christian Claussen of Ventech dives into why corporate venture capital is picking up speed in the investment industry in “Breaking New Ground with Modern Corporate Venture Capital… Read Full Article
Editorial
Inside Microsoft’s Quest For $20B In Commercial Cloud Revenue
Microsoft has big revenue goals for its cloud business — how is it faring? It’s earnings season all over again, giving us nerds market enthusiasts a fresh look into how public… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Monday, February 1st, 2016
From the Investors Matt Turck of FirstMark Capital details the 2016 Big Data landscape in “Is Big Data Still a Thing?” Sarah Tavel of Greylock Partners explains why in building… Read Full Article
Insights
Entrepreneur’s 9 Hot Startups of 2016 – Ranked by Growth Score
Entrepreneur.com published their list of hot startups to watch this year, so we decided to see how they rank. They note that this list of companies has each created a… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Thursday, January 28th, 2016
From the Investors Imran Ghory formerly of Index Ventures clarifies Sam Altman’s claim that Dave McClure and Jason Calacanis responded to… with data in “Going Through Multiple Accelerators: The Data… Read Full Article
Editorial
A Second Look At The 2015 Tech IPO Market
Last week, we took a look at the performance of 2015 technology IPOs compared to their then-current share price. The results weren’t pretty: Tech offerings averaged around a 30 percent… Read Full Article
Mattermark Daily
Mattermark Daily – Wednesday, January 27th, 2016
From the Investors Mahesh Vellanki of Redpoint Ventures talks about the ongoing free fall in the stock markets and what it means for consumer startup valuations in “How Much Further… Read Full Article
Editorial
What Product VPs At High-Growth Startups Have In Common
Editor’s note: The following post was written by Mike Belsito, a co-founder at Product Collective. The article surfaces common characteristics of product VPs at growing startups. Looking to hire? This should help.… Read Full Article