Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the surge in the number of mattress-related startups.
Quote of the Day
"When I look at our dealflow (and investments) over the past 18 months I see an interesting shift back towards more technology risk than business model emulation."
(Hunter Walk)
Seed
- The challenge of paying seed prices for pre-seed risk. (medium.com)
- A key metric for pricing a seed round. (medium.com)
Chicago
- Chicago's startup scene has become a small, but robust startup ecosystem. (mattermark.com)
- How the startup funding scene in Chicago has evolved. (mattermark.com)
Startups
- Is startup fraud endemic to the industry or isolated? (venturebeat.com)
- Meaningful exits can look very different for founders and VCs. (medium.com)
- Founders need to be wary of the "super pro-rata." (fundersclub.com)
- Don't get into venture capital as a career unless you can handle the ups and downs. (medium.com)
- Why your team needs a process person on board. (pointsandfigures.com)
- Five fintech startups to watch in 2017 including Metromile. (fastcompany.com)
- SaaS is a global phenomenon. (tomtunguz.com)
