Convertible notes and SAFE docs have become standard for pre-seed and seed rounds in Silicon Valley, but not enough startups are using them to their full potential. Back in 2010,… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Venture capital funding marijuana startups gets the hype, but the big money is in the public markets. Here’s why. What a time to be alive. Branding executive turned politician Donald… Read Full Article
From the Investors First Round Capital publishes the survey results from more than 700 founders asked about everything from fundraising to their office’s price per square foot, and new areas… Read Full Article
From the Investors Atomico publishes a 118 page report that looks at capital flows over the last few years, and combines it with an assessment of local talent, the strength… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: This morning, we are taking a quick look at a pair of public-private analogs to help us understand the current state of unicorn liquidity. Stripe, a payment… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: A quick note on a trend that is tough on giants but great for startups. Dropbox’s ‘Artisanal, IRL by-hand Storage,’ or AIRLbhS, was not a hit. The cloud… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Financial technology (fintech) startups have enjoyed a good run recently, but may face stiff competition from big banks if Trump repeals Obama-era financial regulation. While half of American voters… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Forget the IPO week of yore. Tech offerings appear set to snooze as the year closes out. Tech IPOs appear on-path for a slow conclusion to 2016, a year that may… Read Full Article
From the Investors Mahesh Vellanki of Redpoint Ventures makes predictions about Uber’s imminent IPO by cobbling together publicly released metrics in “Here’s What A 2017 Uber IPO Could Look Like”… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: After a week in which nothing happened whatsoever, your loyal dork parade is back at work. Hello friends. Back on the fourth, I told you that I was… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Yes, valuations are down. And yes, down rounds are up. But it’s the startups hunting for a Series C that you should really feel sorry for. Despite record highs in… Read Full Article
From the Investors Martin Giles of Wing VC publishes a 43-slide deck that covers IoT M&A trends, winning and losing categories, growth sectors, platformization, and more in “IoT Startup State… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: We’re back on the private company beat tomorrow with a new Jason Rowley piece, but today, we’re looking at the tools that many startups depend on to… Read Full Article
Marketplaces are incredibly powerful. They are taking every aspect of our economy by storm and changing how goods and services are discovered, priced and delivered. They work for everything from… Read Full Article
From the Investors Andrei Brasoveanu of Accel focuses on defining & explaining the key metrics that marketplace founders should track, as well as pitfalls / commentary around them in “10… Read Full Article
tl;dr: Diverse companies outperform non-diverse companies. Here’s one solid way to help diversify your workforce. Promoting diversity in the workplace is a widely supported cause, and one that comes with… Read Full Article
From the Investors Sarah Catanzaro of Canvas Ventures explains why enterprises need to start thinking about data as a strategic asset in “Why Data Strategy Will Save Machine Intelligence” Top… Read Full Article
tl;dr: We find out where your startup is most likely to survive from round to round. In breaking news, it turns out there is more than one city in the United… Read Full Article
From the Investors Jerry Neumann of Neu VC joins Dave Lerner on Venture Studio to discuss the art and science of seed investing, pros and cons of boards at small… Read Full Article
Editor’s MornIng Note: The micro VC bull cycle isn’t nearly over. Only the finest stock-ish image for Monday, naturally. It’s a good time to be a venture capitalist. In fact,… Read Full Article
tl:dr: How Shippo bootstrapped its B2B startup by focusing on small businesses. You are building a product geared for other businesses. You’ve talked to potential users, and you have your… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: Ding, dong, the third quarter is dead. Good morning and happy Monday. Ensconced as we are now in the fourth quarter, it’s the perfect moment to look… Read Full Article
Editor’s Morning Note: We’re almost out of the IPO woods. That’s terrifying. If last week was IPO week, today kicks off its echo. Ahead on the public markets: Nutanix will… Read Full Article
TL;DR: Self-serve signups can be awesome for business (scale), but when you have a high price product and a lot of churn you should consider changing your sales model. If… Read Full Article