Tuesdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at how Bitcoin has progressed in 2016.
Quote of the Day
"Right now, today, in 2016 is the best time to start up. There has never been a better day in the whole history of the world to invent something."
(Kevin Kelly)
Funding
- Why companies should try to fund themselves different ways before taking venture capital. (wsj.com)
- Which startup metric matters most to investors? (medium.com)
- Why angel money beats institutional money. (techcrunch.com)
- What to expect when raising SaaS funding in 2016. (christophjanz.blogspot.com)
- How to fill out a funding round. (avc.com)
- A problem for companies: VCs are becoming unwilling to follow-on. (bothsidesofthetable.com)
Companies
- The most common reasons why startups fail. (qz.com)
- Monthly subscription box businesses eventually hit a wall. (bloomberg.com)
- Inside Uber's car leasing service Xchange. (bloomberg.com)
- How companies are using data from their trash to optimize their businesses. (bloomberg.com)
- Why you should expect to see more peer-to-peer lender mergers. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- The challenges of online video are many. (howardlindzon.com)
Advice
