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 increasingly robust Chicago startup scene.
Quote of the Day
"Change produces information. This is something I often tell founders and CEOs when they sense that something is wrong in their companies but they can’t quite figure out what it is."
(Albert Wenger)
Metrics
Big company M&A
- Fortune 500 companies have been snapping up VC-backed firms. (wsj.com)
- How M&A became the new IPO. (nytimes.com)
- Just how real is this trend? (medium.com)
Startups
- The pros and cons of starting a micro-VC firm. (medium.com)
- What employees need to know about their compensation at VC-backed firms. (medium.com)
- Don't overthink building company culture. (medium.com)
Companies
- How Warby Parker built its business from scratch. (npr.org)
- The gold rush that is online mattresses through the eyes of Casper and Saatva. (fortune.com)
- Pearl Automation wants to take the best parts of Apple ($AAPL) without the secrecy. (nytimes.com)
- Dropbox's push into collaborative workspaces may coincide with a 2017 IPO. (technologyreview.com)
- Can Uber go public with such big losses? (blossomstreetventures.com)