Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why many people wash out of venture capital.
Companies
- Bird is starting to test scooter rentals overseas. (theverge.com)
- The Warby Parker of paint, Clare, is here. (fastcompany.com)
- Jeff Bezos' parents made a notable investment early on in Amazon ($AMZN). (bloomberg.com)
Venture capital
- Ten lessons learned from 25 years in venture capital. (linkedin.com)
- How being a VC is like walking from Boston to San Francisco. (feld.com)
- VCs are pushing hard on gender diversity. (avc.com)
- Research shows that early initial VC success improves access to deal flow. (papers.ssrn.com)
- 40% of venture capitalists went to Harvard or Stanford. (axios.com)