Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at Lyft gaining on Uber.
Quote of the Day
"Experimentation is an important part of startup evolution. Prioritizing experiments is one of the most important things a CEO can do to guide a company."
(Tom Tunguz)
Raising money
- The math behind whether you should raise another round or exit. (pulse.venerocapital.com)
- What it takes to fund your business. (ellevest.com)
- Raise more money than you think you need. (blossomstreetventures.com)
Startup life
- Balancing startup life and parenting isn't easy. (nytimes.com)
- Why do MBAs get badmouthed in the startup world? (medium.com)
- How an "older person" can break into the startup world. (pointsandfigures.com)
Abnormal Returns Memberships
Companies
- Why one VC decided to invest in Lyft. (the-inflection.com)
- Venmo is growing up. (fastcompany.com)
- How social payments startup Tilt crashed and burned. (fastcompany.com)
- Skepticism about high-tech juice startup Juicero reigns. (bloomberg.com)
Venture capital
- The future of the venture capital business. (originventures.com)
- Venture capital is a team sport. (medium.com)
Startups
- A startup need not be exciting to succeed. (hackernoon.com)
- How to prepare for an angel pitch meeting. (hackernoon.com)
- What 52 year old Chip Conley learned working at Airbnb. (hbr.org)
- Ship. Then move onto the next thing. (medium.com)
- The art of writing a one-sentence product description. (medium.dave-bailey.com)
- Change creates information. (avc.com)
