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 long it takes to get funded.
Quote of the Day
"If you have a secret master plan for your company, think about posting it publicly. I think it will do a lot more good than bad for you and your company."
(Fred Wilson)
Diversity
- Research on why diversity in teams matters. (papers.ssrn.com)
- Venture capitalists with daughters, a proxy for diversity, do a better job of generating returns. (papers.ssrn.com)
Midwest
- Chicago is not Silicon Valley. And that is OK. (m.signalvnoise.com)
- Momentum is building for Indianapolis as a startup hub. (venturebeat.com)
YC
- Some insights from investing in 200+ startups from YC Partner Paul Buchheit. (blog.ycombinator.com)
- How Y Combinator is scaling. (qz.com)
Offers
- "Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics" by Richard Thaler is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- "A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation" by Scott Nations looks fascinating. (amazon.com)
Startups
- Seven reasons to NOT start your own business. (monevator.com)
- Investing for good. What a B-corp fund looks like. (collaborativefund.com)
- Why you have to learn from bad pitches. (pointsandfigures.com)
- Some 'free lunches' founders should avoid. (avc.com)
- Sometimes VCs need to be a little crazy. (medium.com)
Meal kits
