Tuesdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the case for companies outside the Valley.
Quote of the Day
"Fundamentally venture capital is about human capital."
(Mark Suster)
Companies
- Can Zenefits ever launch itself back again into orbit? (nytimes.com)
- If Snap goes public who goes next? (theringer.com)
- Slack's growth in DAU is picture-perfect. (venturebeat.com)
- Why are cities so quick to put curbs on Airbnb? (ft.com)
Venture capital
- VC needs to expand its investing palette. (bloomberg.com)
- Starting a company today is just as expensive as it has ever been. (mattermark.com)
- Some complaints about VC due diligence. (medium.com)
Startups
- Always have a vesting schedule. (indianapolis.crains.com)
- To succeed at a startup, solve problems. (qz.com)
- Startups are not for everyone. (qz.com)
- How to create an employee handbook that everyone will read. (fastcompany.com)
- How to validate your app idea. (ymedialabs.com)
- The case for billion-dollar Midwest startups. (venturebeat.com)
- "A Truck Full of Money" looks inside the mind of a serial entrepreneur. (knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu)
- A better safety net would make for a more dynamic startup economy. (bloomberg.com)