Mattermark Daily – Monday, June 20th, 2016
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 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
tl;dr Twilio’s proposed IPO pricing values it close to its last private round. Why is that the case? A Twilio spokesperson demonstrates an everyday usecase for telecommunications APIs. Twilio proposed a… Read Full Article
Happy Friday, nerdlets, another work week is successfully in the bag. That’s provided, of course, that HR doesn’t shepherd you into a conference room during lunch to inform you of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Bryce Roberts of OATV uses an example of a parking lot transaction to showcase the future of companies moving product and marketing dollars in the direction of… Read Full Article
From the Investors Alex Mittal and Christopher Steiner of FundersClub explain that although growing startups have more ways to find liquidity now, they still must honor tacit pacts with investors… Read Full Article
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
From the Investors Elizabeth Clarkson of Sapphire Ventures addresses the record amount of money that has gone into U.S. venture funds this year and offers recommendations to attract LPs and… Read Full Article
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