Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at how morale changes as a startup grows.
Quote of the Day
"A seed or Series A investor should be able to articulate the risks they perceive with a particular investment and why that risk is one they’re willing to take."
(Hunter Walk)
VC
- Morgan Housel, "VC is just like investing in public equities, but at 5x speed." (collaborativefund.com)
- Men overwhelmingly run venture capital. (axios.com)
- A seven step playbook to maximize your chance at fundraising success. (hackernoon.com)
- Harry Stebbings talks with Hunter Walk of Homebrew. (thetwentyminutevc.com)
Companies
- An in-depth look at the history (and future) of Classpass. (medium.com)
- Samumed is a big, under-the-radar biotech firm trying to solve some big, hairy conditions. (businessinsider.com)
- Long-term rentals are getting the VC treatment. (wsj.com)
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Culture
- Jason Fried, "People get what your company does not because of what you tell them it does, but because of how they see it fitting into their world and how it can benefit them personally." (m.signalvnoise.com)
- Dan Lyons, "Toxic workplace culture and rotten financial performance go hand-in-hand." (nytimes.com)
- Nine signs that you should fire an employee. (medium.com)
Capital
- The decline in the number of IPOs and new firm creation may be causally linked. (papers.ssrn.com)
- When do "participating preferreds" make sense? (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- What's the difference between a benefit corporation and a B-corp? (fastcompany.com)
