Tuesdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including the true goal of starting a company.
Quote of the Day
"Unicorn has become part of our lexicon in a sickening way and will no doubt become part of the history we tell about how things got so out of control again. 10 years from now people will be embarrassed to say unicorn."
(Mark Suster)
Startup links
- "Fake" Startup L Jackson has garnered real respect in the startup community. (recode.net)
- A Q&A with AngelList CEO Naval Ravikant. (medium.com)
- On the challenges of raising capital as a first-time founder. (medium.com)
- Why conviction matters more than consensus when making VC-related decisions. (bothsidesofthetable.com)
- How being a VC can keep you "relevant." (linkedin.com)
- How preference rights belie the whole unicorn story. (mobile.nytimes.com)
- The risk of solely betting on growth. (signalvnoise.com)
- The ultimate collection of podcasts for startup founders. (thepitch.vc)
- Why Kickstarter may be the future of the corporation. (fusion.net)
Companies
- Think of Uber as a platform not an app. (blog.semilshah.com)
- Dropbox has an existential problem. (theverge.com)
- Subscription snack and food box businesses are popping up everywhere. (nytimes.com)
- Medium is the new PR Newswire. (businessinsider.com)
- The long, dark history of online retailer JustFab. (buzzfeed.com)