Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at Softbank’s ‘capital cannon.’
Quote of the Day
"Low prices might lure prospects to your doorstep, but they’re not going to keep buying your product if it’s not of sufficiently high quality."
(Matt Blumberg)
Companies
- The SoftBank Vision Fund is the world's largest 'spray-and-pray' investor. (wsj.com)
- Airbnb is struggling to generate revenue for Experiences its travel enhancement program. (wsj.com)
- What it's like to live the WeWork lifestyle. (gq.com)
- MoviePass is growing really quickly and leaking cash quickly as well. (wsj.com)
VC
- The difference between the returns on a great VC fund and an amazing VC fund. (saastr.com)
- How the 'VC funnel' narrows each round. (avc.com)
- YC's Series A due diligence list. (blog.ycombinator.com)
- A standalone VC fund is being launched to target 'superbugs' or antibiotic-resistant microbes. (ft.com)
Founders
- How to protect your app from clones and copycats. (marco.org)
- The seed stage is getting longer: act accordingly. (hunterwalk.com)
- Demystifying the six documents you will see when raising venture capital. (rahimtula.com)
- How to write better (cold) e-mails to VCs. (hackernoon.com)
Advice
- Five takeaways Reid Hoffman had from his podcast with Ev Williams of Blogger, Twitter and Medium fame. (medium.com)
- Mark Suster, "if you want to out Amazon, Amazon you need a really strong brand, with a high-quality and differentiated product, that is highly curated and develops a strong & loyal community. " (bothsidesofthetable.com)
- Why working at a startup is better than getting an MBA. (thinkgrowth.org)
