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 to get your first customer(s).
Quote of the Day
"In order to be truly differentiated as a venture fund you need to be the wrong choice for some set of excellent founders."
(Hunter Walk)
Startups
- What does an aspiring founder need to know? (hbr.org)
- What is the right burn rate for your startup? (bothsidesofthetable.com)
- What happens when your startup reaches 20 employees. (medium.com)
- A startup needs vision. (pointsandfigures.com)
Profitability
- When (and not) a startup should worry about profitability. (bothsidesofthetable.com)
- Why you should focus on profitability sooner rather than later. (avc.com)
Companies
- How Untuckit built a big business. (businessinsider.com)
- Machine learning is helping Airbnb optimize its business. (businessinsider.com)
- Hulu needs a single owner moving forward. (cnbc.com)
- Vice is valued at $5.7 billion and hinting at an IPO. (cnbc.com)
- How Civic sold $33 million in tokens. (medium.com)
- The next CEO of Uber has a big job ahead of them. (venturebeat.com)
Venture
- Why Amazon's ($AMZN) acquisition of Whole Foods ($WFM) matters SO much to startupland. (tomtunguz.com)
- How food became such a big part of the Silicon Valley way of work and business. (ft.com)
- Co-working spaces have invaded the suburbs. (wsj.com)
- Why seed investors need a more diverse portfolio. (medium.com)
- Open source funding documents via CooleyGo. (avc.com)
