From the Investors
Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures offers his thoughts on what he expects to happen in SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, cyberwarfare, IPOs, and more in “What Is Going To Happen In 2017”
Sam Gerstenzang of Sidewalk Labs outlines what what he’s interested in investing in and how he hopes to add value as an investor in “How I’ll Be Investing in 2017”
Alex Clayton of Spark Capital analyzes the valuation, customer base, market opportunity, competition, and more in “AppDynamics IPO | S-1 Breakdown”
Omar Mahout of Sirris packs a 41 slide deck with data points and information on funding in the European space and reveals some surprising insights in “Europe Scale-ups Report 2016”
Clément Vouillon of Point Nine Capital uses data from a survey conducted among twenty companies to understand the lead generation profiles of fast growing SaaS startups and the typical lifecycle of lead generation channels in “Early Stage Lead Gen Analysis”
From the Operators
Patrick McKenzie of Stripe provides a detailed and reflective essay on what happened in many aspects of his personal and professional life in “Kalzumeus Software Year In Review 2016”
Andrew Chen of Uber describes how living in the Bay Area has profoundly and fundamentally changed him in “10 Years in the Bay Area – What I’ve Learned”
Egor Driagin of Conversion chats with Ruben Gamez of BidSketch on how to ‘get’ inside your customer’s head, reduce churn and effectively test pricing in “The Journey of Reducing Churn”
John Saddington of Pinpoint shares how his team has invested in marketing from day #1 as much as product in “Marketing: Leaving Nothing to Just Chance”
Drew Wilson of Plasso walks through the how and why of what he purchased for his first ever startup office in “How I Decked Out My Startup’s Office for Under $6k”
Startup Advertising’s Occasional Collision With The Truth
Some Highflying 2016 IPOs Cede Ground As New Year Brings Flotation Optimism
Despite predictions that IPOs are about to pick up, warning signs blink. Here’s what we’ve found.
