Mattermark Daily – Thursday, July 31st
From the Investors David Beisel of NextView Ventures outlines some trends in B2B and B2C investments and projects for what’s to come in “A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage… Read Full Article
From the Investors David Beisel of NextView Ventures outlines some trends in B2B and B2C investments and projects for what’s to come in “A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage… Read Full Article
Relate IQ highlights Mattermark in its latest piece, “The Modern Venture Capitalist’s Toolbox: 3 Key Tools.” “Mattermark is leading the revolution by pulling together a wealth of information from SEC filings,… Read Full Article
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures dispels the myth of third-party validation in later rounds in “On Getting an Outside Lead” Sam Altman of Y Combinator sees… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sam Altman of Y Combinator evaluates the state of equality in tech in “Diversity and Startups” Scott Kupor of Andreessen Horowitz notes that while it’s cheaper to… Read Full Article
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures builds on Mark Suster’s post yesterday, sharing USV’s methodology for early-stage investing in “The Pro-Rata Opportunity” Steven Sinofsky of Andreessen Horowitz… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures studies the early angel activity that boosted late-stage valuations and forced venture capital to evolve in “The Changing Structure of the VC… Read Full Article
From the Investors Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz tears up the floorboards of the budgeting process and finds termites underneath in “How to Ruin Your Company with One Bad Process”… Read Full Article
From the Investors Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital explains why predictability and visibility are the secrets to a SaaS company’s valuation in “Recurring Revenue is Magic” Angel Investor Mark Cuban… Read Full Article
From the Investors Angel Investor Jason Calacanis publishes his letter to syndicates on the pace of the market and sets expectations for the next 18 months in “Private Email to… Read Full Article
From Mattermark Observing that a company has made a sudden jump from 10 to 20 employees, or a steady climb from 5 to 50 over the course of a year,… Read Full Article
From Mattermark Sam Altman of Y Combinator publishes a track record of YC alumni companies and hints at what’s to come in the new batch in “YC Portfolio Stats.” We… Read Full Article
From the Investors Roy Bahat of Bloomberg Beta strikes balance in investor/founder relationships by using “The Trust Thing” Charles Hudson of SoftTech VC doesn’t read the pitch deck because it… Read Full Article
From the Investors Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz coaches CEOs on breaking the cycle of pressure by asking them, “Do You Feel Pressure or Do You Apply Pressure?” Brad Feld… Read Full Article
From the Investors Niko Bonatsos of General Catalyst Partners speaks with Connie Lolzos of StrictlyVC about Snapchat’s success and the power of controversy in “The Beauty of Annoying Apps” Bill… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sarah Kunst of Venture for America compiles advice from Baldwin Cunningham, co-founder and CEO of Partnered, and Ana Diaz-Hernandez, investment analyst at Kapor Capital, for minority founders… Read Full Article
From the Investors Joyce Kim of Freestyle Capital makes a compelling argument for why bitcoin is an essential issue for underbanked Americans in “Bitcoin in America” Angel Investor Andrew Chen… Read Full Article
From the Investors Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz lists ten pain points that wound startups and the startup ecosystem as a whole in “Beware the ‘Edifice Complex’ – and Nine… Read Full Article
From the Investors Angel Investor Jerry Neumann tells wanna-be angel investors to get a strategy and get in line in “Betting on the Ponies: non-Unicorn Investing” Paul Cianciolo of FirstMark… Read Full Article
From the Investors Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz likens the proliferation of mobile video and images to what vinyl and transistor radio did for music in “Imaging” Steve Blank of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group teaches startups how to make Big Tech a buyer in “How Does a Small Company Make a Big Company Successful?” James Conlon… Read Full Article
From the Investors Satya Patel of Homebrew defines his fund’s criteria for investing in the “Bottom Up Economy” in “Homebrew’s Investment Interests: Local Marketplaces” Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz reports… Read Full Article
From the Investors Adam Goulburn of Lux Capital, who spent seven years as a PhD student and postdoc working with stem cells, sees massive potential in five areas of life… Read Full Article
Danielle Morrill of Mattermark analyzes the timing of startup funding in relation to their Product Hunt post-date, finding 27 Pre-Series A investments in the Bay Area and New York potentially… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sam Altman of Y Combinator cautions founders to exercise restraint when capital is cheap in “Valuations” Jason Lemkin of Storm Ventures plots out how attractive your SaaS startup… Read Full Article