Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at ways to support a startup without actually investing.
Quote of the Day
"Everyone is leaning in a bit more, to deploy more capital, more quickly — but only in their winners."
(Jason Lemkin)
Strategy
- "Simple" works for the vast majority of customers. (m.signalvnoise.com)
- You can't separate strategy and execution, they are both a part of ongoing hypothesis testing. (hbr.org)
- You can't dictate company culture, only influence it. (m.signalvnoise.com)
Venture capital
- "Simply said, venture investors deal with too much information." (switch.vc)
- Angel investors like to invest locally, VCs not as much. (avc.com)
- How venture capital firms work. (onlyonceblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
Companies
- Airbnb: peak bookings or just a pause? (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- Hims is counting on men wanting their own wellness/lifestyle site. (fastcompany.com)
- StitchFix is another example of co-founders falling out. (wsj.com)
Startups
- Easy access to seed-stage funding can make for some bad behaviors. (hackernoon.com)
- Want to get funded? Go to school in California. (fastcompany.com)
- Hardware is tough, but competing with Apple ($AAPL) is even tougher. (hackernoon.com)
- Essential startup advice from Andy Rachleff. (medium.com)
- Profitability is the best defense. (medium.com)
- Six tips for managing a board. (acrowdedspace.com)
