Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including how venture capitalists make decisions.
Quote of the Day
"The best companies aren’t families. They’re supporters of families. Allies of families. There to provide healthy, fulfilling work environments so when workers shut their laptops at a reasonable hour, they’re the best husbands, wives, parents, siblings, and children they can be."
(DHH)
Cryptocurrencies
- Some big names are backing MetaStable Capital a hedge fund focused on cryptocurrencies. (fortune.com)
- 10 things not to like about ICOs. (startupmanagement.org)
- On the relationship between VCs and ICOs. (reuters.com)
Biz models
- Things you can bet on over the long run. (collaborativefund.com)
- Diets do not make for good investments. (collaborativefund.com)
- Should you avoid cross-industry clones? (medium.com)
Founders
- Build a business you never want to sell. (medium.com)
- Why your best developers keep quitting. (fastcompany.com)
- How to avoid screwing up your pitch. (fastcompany.com)
Companies
- Slack is now valued at $5 billion. (businessinsider.com)
- Where Soundcloud went wrong. (medium.com)
- If GoDaddy ($GDDY) can fix its sexism problem, then any company can. (nytimes.com)
- How it is that Hampton Creek lost its entire board of directors. (bloomberg.com)
Startups
- In the end all deals are handshake deals. (sethgodin.typepad.com)
- The next Starbucks ($SBUX) will be built one store at a time. (m.signalvnoise.com)
- Anti-drone technology is a fertile area for investment. (fastcompany.com)
- How Pittsburgh became a tech hub. (nytimes.com)
- What you need to know about starting a micro-VC fund. (medium.com)
