From the Investors Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital walks through why “picking” is a critical skill not only for VCs, but for founders as well in “The Best VCs… Read Full Article
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures criticizes the accountants who run the accounting standards for forcing companies into reporting their financials in a way that doesn’t accurately represent their… Read Full Article
From the Investors Jason Calacanis of LAUNCH talks about the new rules for aspiring unicorns and shares some practical “do’s and dont’s” in “Lions & Lambs in the ‘Post Unicorn’… Read Full Article
From the Investors Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital explains why the unicorn financing market just became more dangerous and complicated for all those involved in “On the Road to Recap”… Read Full Article
From the Investors Simon Rothman of Greylock Partners uses Uber as an example to show how cash was used singlehandedly to drive scale and growth during the “steroid era” between… Read Full Article
From the Investors Niko Bonatsos of General Catalyst explains why it is important for entrepreneurs to focus on original inventions and ideas that could create new markets and enjoy infinite… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mark Cranney of Andreessen Horowitz discusses why putting in place a strong sales, forecasting, and deal qualification process is a must-have for successfully scaling your company in… Read Full Article
From the Investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group shares a full review of what Techstars is and what they are doing, from their expansion to an overview of their portfolio,… Read Full Article
From the Investors Amit Mukherjee of New Enterprise Associates discusses what makes the Series A unique and how deal competitiveness and risk play a factor in round size in “What… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mark Cranney, Lars Dalgaard, and Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz discuss why we need sales, how to organize the sales function, and when to bring on the first… Read Full Article
From the Investors Phil Orr of Sapphire Ventures takes a look at the state of the public markets and how they may impact private SaaS companies in “What’s Happening to… Read Full Article
From the Investors Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures explains that losing money is part of being an investor and summarizes the things you can do to manage your losses… Read Full Article
From the Investors Dan Kurani of Foundermark introduces a new venture development firm and discusses the opportunities available in focusing on the creation of digital products in “Together We Go… Read Full Article
From the Investors Jeffrey Carter of Hyde Park Angels argues that selling is a learned skill and outlines a number of common mistakes people make when selling in “Sales is… Read Full Article
From the Investors David Cummings of Atlanta Ventures highlights nine SaaS IPOs and the Founder/CEO equity percentage at time of filing in “SaaS Founder/CEO Equity at Time of IPO” Shai… Read Full Article
From the Investors Michael Cardamone of Acceleprise and Scott Salkin of Allbound chat about the scrappiness involved in getting your first customers and achieving $500K in ARR in “SaaS Founding… Read Full Article
From the Investors Alex Mittal and Christopher Steiner of FundersClub reiterate the importance of keeping a balanced investment portfolio, even in the market of startup investing, in “The Best Time… Read Full Article
From the Investors Amit Mukherjee of NEA takes a closer look at the state of the tech financing market at the end of Q1 using data as well as his… Read Full Article
From the Investors Lars Dalgaard of Andreessen Horowitz walks through the five areas founders must focus on to build long-lasting, strong companies in “Thoughts on Building Weatherproof Companies” Ali Hamed… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sarah Tavel of Greylock Partners presents the framework she uses to evaluate non-transactional consumer companies that she is looking to fund in “The Hierarchy of Engagement” Ajay Agarwal… Read Full Article
From the Investors Paul Bennetts of AirTree VC analyzes Etsy’s first year as a public company in “Life in Full View: Etsy One Year on From IPO” Sam Altman of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Ryan Shmeizer of Spark Capital considers the logic behind the H-1B Visa Program and its abuse in “Hanlon’s Razor and the Infuriating H-1B Visa System” Maia Heymann of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Micah Rosenbloom of Founder Collective and Eli Portnoy of Sense360 reflect on the factors to consider when either becoming or backing a second-time founder in “How to Avoid… Read Full Article
From the Investors Seth Levine of Foundry Group expands on why angel investors need to do a better job aligning their outcomes with that of the companies in which they… Read Full Article