Tuesdays here at Abnormal Returns is all about startup/venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including the challenge of naming a new VC.
VC/Startup links
- An open letter to YC founders on the eve of Demo Day. (startupljackson.com)
- Why you should take "unicorn" valuations with a grain of salt. (bloomberg.com)
- How the term 'unicorns' came to be used for mega-startups. (wsj.com)
- Whatever you call it, this investor wants to be the first money in. (thisisgoingtobebig.com)
- Three things startup CEOs need to focus on. (qz.com)
- Why company founders need to think about "worst case scenarios" before they get too far down the road. (latimes.com)
- Can any company really act like a startup? (vox.com)
- Pinterest will no longer force departing employees to exercise their options. (fortune.com)
- Fundbox is looking to become an small business invoice lender. (wired.com)
- A reading list for entrepreneurs including "Zero To One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future." (medium.com)