Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at whether you should reveal your ‘secret long-term plan.’
Quote of the Day
"I often find myself saying “but why?” at board meetings: “Revenues are soft this quarter” – but why?"
(Fred Wilson)
Companies
- SoFi is trying to help entrepreneurs refinance their student loan debt. (inc.com)
- Mini-warehouses are a booming business. (businessinsider.com)
- Automattic is closing its SF office because no one shows up. (qz.com)
- How the Hooked app became a new fiction format. (blog.angel.co)
Venture capital
- Venture Capital 101. (healthtransformer.us)
- How is YOUR fund different than all the others? (feld.com)
- What does it mean to be 'founder friendly'? (blog.ycombinator.com)
- A profile of a16z partner Jeff Jordan. (theringer.com)
Offers
- The leading mesh wi-fi system, eero, just got faster and smaller. (theverge.com)
- You can pre-order the second generation eero at Amazon today. (amazon.com)
Startups
- Ben Horowitz, "If you want to build a successful company, your distribution strategy must be a function of your product and your target market." (a16z.com)
- Why your startup shouldn't 'play with dead snakes.' (firstround.com)
- Just because it doesn't make sense to you doesn't mean it doesn't make sense. (500ish.com)
- Why you should try a different pricing model than your competitors. (m.signalvnoise.com)
- The many reasons why women are underrepresented among the ranks of entrepreneurs. (mobile.nytimes.com)
- Hire for cultural add, not cultural fit. (feld.com)
- How to get your first customer(s). (medium.com)
- These are the top accelerator programs according to the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project. (seedrankings.com)
