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
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
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
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
From the Investors Dave McClure of 500 Startups believes founders should ignore and reject Sam Altman’s advice to only apply to one accelerator, whether that is YC or 500 or any… Read Full Article
From the Investors Semil Shah of Haystack Fund discusses how a founder can prepare for the gap between Seed and Series A, save time, and leverage the market in“Navigating The… Read Full Article
From the Investors Beezer Clarkson of Sapphire Ventures highlights her predictions on the venture ecosystem from her vantage point as an LP in early-stage VC funds in “Reading the Venture… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures notes a 45% drop in forward revenue multiples in two years for public SaaS companies and dissects the impact on private companies… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mahesh Vellanki of Redpoint Ventures takes a look at the macro level and works backwards to see what is really going on at the global economic stage… Read Full Article
From the Investors Adam Quinton of Lucas Point Ventures warns that while there are more angels per capita, check writing is on the decline, which may lead to more early… Read Full Article
From the Investors Bruce Booth of Atlas Venture expands on four different characteristics of the current biotech market in contrast to its historic background in “This Time May Be Different:… Read Full Article
From the Investors Investor, Gil Dibner releases his report on investment activity in Europe and Israel and highlights strong growth overall in “The Data: 2015 VC Trends in Europe &… Read Full Article
From the Investors Greg Beaufait of Dundee Venture Capital attributes 90% of last year’s blog traffic to the Mattermark Daily for context of the power of distribution channels in “Distribution… Read Full Article
Happy New Year, Mattermark Daily readers! Hope 2016 has wonderful things in store for you. For a recap of posts by investors and founders with their 2015 reflections and 2016 predictions, read… Read Full Article
From the Investors Josh Nussbaum of Metamorphic Ventures dives into fund performance theory and walks through the investment process of an imaginary company in “Babe Ruth, Power Laws, and What It… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mike Puangmalai formerly of SQN Investors provides an overview of revenue multiples and how (as a tech employee or entrepreneur) company decisions can potentially impact valuation in… Read Full Article
From the Investors Thomas Grota of T-Venture Holding predicts that today’s unicorns will need to lower their valuations before an IPO and dissects the impact on private investors in “The… Read Full Article
From the Investors Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz organizes his thoughts on mobile as we approach the end of 2015 in “16 Mobile Theses” Dave McClure of 500 Startups advises founders… Read Full Article
From the Investors First Round Capital turns Drake and Justin Bieber lyrics into startup dad jokes in their annual “Holiday Video 2015” Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital identifies nine public… Read Full Article
From the Investors Halle Tecco, Mara Perman, Teresa Wang, and Emily King of RockHealth surfaces funding and exit data for startups in the digital health industry in 2015 in “Digital… Read Full Article
From the Investors Angel Investor Mahendra Ramsinghani believes ‘VC is in stasis’ and wonders if we will see a punctuated equilibrium in “Of Evolved Dinosaurs and Birds – The Changing… Read Full Article
From the Investors David Skok of Matrix Partners offers a detailed theory behind the LTV model, a spreadsheet to calculate your own LTV, and a summary of Discounted Future Cash… Read Full Article
From the Investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group announces that Lindel Eakman will lead a new effort that is designed to invest in other venture capital funds (many of which already… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mahesh Vellanki of Redpoint Ventures highlights the challenges facing mobile app developers today and how it compares to the web world in “This is Why Being a Mobile App… Read Full Article