From the Investors Adeo Ressi of Founder Institute discusses why the natural correction in startup valuations will force everyone to make smarter decisions when building and funding companies in “2016… Read Full Article
From the Investors Hans Swildens and Kathleen Collins of Industry Ventures write about the falling mutual and hedge fund VC-related investment activity and what that means for the venture ecosystem… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Startup capital is expensive. The United States is home to a lot of startup hubs, hugely successful technology companies, and investors at all stages. The US is also home to… Read Full Article
From the Investors Seth Levine of Foundry Group announces that Foundry Group has achieved B corp certification and what that means for the fund in “Joining The B Team” James Riney… Read Full Article
From the Investors Steven Sinofsky of Andreessen Horowitz digs into the complexities of disruption, including its duration and impact in “Disruption’s Long, Slow, Complex Journey” Jenny Lefcourt of Freestyle chats… Read Full Article
tl;dr: The circus that is Donald Trump’s campaign for president finally wandered into our little domain, so let’s chat about it. We’ve discussed the state of the technology market all year.… Read Full Article
From the Investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group shares his approach for making professional decisions in “Try On The Decision For 30 Days” Jeffrey Carter of West Loop Ventures talks… Read Full Article
tl;dr: IPOs are going to be quiet for a little while, but they’ll be back and they’ll be even bigger and better than before (hopefully). Editor’s note: Barrett Daniels is the CEO… Read Full Article
From the Investors Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital Partners argues that although we need to build companies that generate real value and real profit, we must not forget that VC-backed… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Venture capital returns, as it turns out, are not really tied to size of fund and are exactly as cyclical as you would expect. Editor’s note: Today the excellent… Read Full Article
Today, 500 Startups hosts their Demo Day for Batch 16 in Mountain View. The companies will be pitching their products to an audience of VCs, Angel Investors, and decision makers at… Read Full Article
From the Investors Neill Occhiogrosso of Costanoa Venture Capital offers a cautionary statement about the far-reaching and often permanent implications of the decision to move downmarket in “The Law of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Rob Go of NextView Ventures offers reasons why entrepreneurs face especially tough challenges in the very beginning of their process of finding a second company to start… Read Full Article
From the Investors David Skok of Matrix Partners covers how to measure customer happiness and actively manage your business to reduce churn in “Managing Customer Success to Reduce Churn” Mahesh… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Panic! Just kidding, don’t. The venture capital slowdown is here. As Mattermark reported over the weekend, venture dollars are finally trending down after a flat first quarter. What’s going… Read Full Article
From the Investors Josh Guttman of SoftBank Capital welcomes the next few years in tech innovation, believing they will represent the most attractive early-stage investing opportunity in recent memory in… Read Full Article
tl;dr: We have enough time series data to call a slowdown in VC funding. It’s been 3 months since the February 5th stock market swoon that solidified the fears of many… Read Full Article
tl;dr: It’s faster to learn how not to fall down from people who have already tripped than falling yourself. Let’s talk startup lessons. Editor’s note: Today’s post was written by Kris… Read Full Article
From the Investors Jared Friedman of Y Combinator analyzes eight years of YC application data to show how companies and technologies have changed over time in “The Startup Zeitgeist” Anoushka… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Microsoft’s cloud revenue is growing, but how does it stack up to the competition? And more importantly: Will they hit their own revenue goals? Editor’s note: Today’s article is… Read Full Article
From the Investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group encourages founders building a hardware-based business to get to know other founders who have built similar successful businesses at scale and go… Read Full Article
tl;dr: This venture capitalist thinks that it’ll be tough on UK-based startups if the country leaves the EU. This article was written by Nic Brisbourne, a Managing Partner at Forward Partners.… Read Full Article
From the Investors Maia Heymann of Converge Venture Partners discusses when startup CEOs should consider establishing a board of directors and the unintentional signals when they don’t in “Board-Up!” Chamath… Read Full Article
From the Investors Nicholas Chirls of Notation Capital writes about what founders should expect from “seed” investors when raising their first institutional round of capital in “The Current State of… Read Full Article