Tuesdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why companies are kicking IPOs down the road.
Quote of the Day
"Making bad investments is humbling, frustrating, annoying, time sucking, and most of all, a big part of the VC business. I look for VCs who have done it a lot, have done it with grace and respect, and continue to learn from it. They are the best VCs to work with"
(Fred Wilson)
Venture capital
- Good luck trying to be a VC without operational experience. (medium.com)
- Hedge funds are the new venture firms. (nytimes.com)
- Is a VC index fund an oxymoron? (blogs.wsj.com)
- 5 questions to ask your VC. (techstars.com)
Seed rounds
- Optimal seed size rounds. (tomtunguz.com)
- Your seed round is just one step on the way to success. Don't be greedy. (inc.com)
Startup links
- Why sales are so important to a startup. (pointsandfigures.com)
- [.......] is a toy. A common refrain in tech. (medium.com)
- Silicon Valley firms are hiring poets to make their AI bots seem more human. (washingtonpost.com)
- Facebook ($FB) is the new Excel. (alexmuir.com)
- Since cloud computing pricing is so minimal it allows for pricing flexibility and creativity. (nytimes.com)
- Tech workers are fleeing San Francisco due to high rents. (bloomberg.com)
- Exploding employment offers are BS. (erikbern.com)
- Being entrepreneurial does not have to be an all-or-nothing thing. (qz.com)
