A $9.3B Boon For SaaS Startups (read now) Oracle’s $9.3 billion deal to buy NetSuite sent shares in Box soaring 7 percent today. Why? Last quarter, NetSuite’s revenue was nearly 80… Read Full Article
From the Investors Robert Siegel of XSeed Capital delves into what is next for British startups in “Brexit: The Dilemma Facing UK Tech Startups.” Mattermark previously explored the topic, with Storm Ventures’ Anshu… Read Full Article
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures has notes on the Hailo-MyTaxi combination, which he says will “operate at a scale that puts it in the big leagues… Read Full Article
From the Investors Elad Gil argues that from now through 2017, tech will see increased M&A activity. 2018 and beyond? Say hello to the IPO. Brad Feld of Foundry Group writes about… Read Full Article
Well, it’s not called Bluepoint Ventures. From the Investors Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures examines the slowing pace of new SaaS startup creation in “The Decline Of New SaaS Company Formation.”… Read Full Article
From the Investors Brian Laung Aoaeh of KEC Ventures provides an introductory guide to demand, supply, and price theory; for first-time tech startup founders in “Mental Models About Demand, Supply,… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures provides an interactive worksheet to calculate the ratio of the sales pipeline to bookings in “The Essential Go To Market Math For… Read Full Article
From the Investors Ameeth Sankaran of 2M Companies explores whether family office direct investing is better or worse than PE/VC investing from the entrepreneur’s perspective in “Is Family Office “Patient… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tae Hea Nahm of Storm Ventures dives into his observations around the new go-to-market wave in “How Account Based Marketing is Reinventing GTM” Dave McClure of 500… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mahesh Vellanki of Redpoint Ventures takes a look at the overnight success of Pokémon GO and digs into the history behind Pokemon and Nintendo in “Here’s How… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sammy Abdullah at DAN Fund publishes his internal data on valuations Series A startups are asking for in “Startups are asking for lower multiples, slightly“ Sam Altman… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sara Mattsson of Industrifonden releases a 12-page analysis of the venture investment activity in Swedish private tech companies in “Swedish Tech Funding Report Q1-Q2 2016” (report) Brad… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mahesh Vellanki of Redpoint Ventures takes a data-driven approach to revenue growth rates and time to IPO in “Here’s How Fast Internet Companies Need To Grow To… Read Full Article
From the Investors Primary Venture Partners releases their NYC Seed Deal Report for Q2 2016 and finds seed investing in NYC dropped more than 40% for Q2, on both a… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures encourages founders to consider the trade-offs as they plot their fundraising journey in “Why Raising Too Much Money Can Harm Your Startup“… Read Full Article
From the Investors Glenn Solomon of GGV Capital evaluates why Twilio worked for Wall Street in today’s climate, what we can divine from its success, and what it means for… Read Full Article
From the Investors Malay Gandhi of Ensemble Labs believes health tech companies that want to be big will have to focus on making healthcare different, not just better in “Building… Read Full Article
From the Investors Semil Shah of Haystack Fund finds there’s a slight decrease in the number of experiments being funded and details five possible ripple effects in “Reflections On The… Read Full Article
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures recaps the brief demo pitch Jeff Lawson of Twilio gave that led to an investment in “Best Seed Pitch Ever” “David… Read Full Article
From the Investors Aaron Harris of Y Combinator highlight the key motivations and structures of each of the types of investors you are likely to encounter in “Investors and Their… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mahesh Vellanki of Redpoint Ventures put together a mid-year, data-driven progress report for public Internet stock performance and valuation in “This Is How Public Internet Stocks Have… Read Full Article
From the Investors Dustin Rosen of Wonder VC outlines what to do when “seed” investors inevitably ask to see more traction in “Micro Traction” Brad Feld of Foundry Group guides… Read Full Article
From the Investors Tory Green of Tiller Partners argues that scenario of the “valuation gap” of the Twilio IPO is expected given two key structural phenomenon: a) the inflated valuation… Read Full Article
This edition is curated by Ben Parr, author of Captivology. I’ve Seized Control of Mattermark Daily; Now Enjoy the Puppies! Hi, I’m Ben, and I’m in control of Mattermark Daily!… Read Full Article