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 reducing customer churn is so important to a startup.
Quote of the Day
"Silicon Valley has always had one important advantage over other regions when it comes to the tech sector. There is a much higher density of talent, capital, employment opportunity, and basic research in Silicon Valley versus other locations."
(Fred Wilson)
Investing philosophies
- Are you investing in atoms or bits? It makes a big difference. (avc.com)
- Why power laws describe venture capital returns and what it means for VCs and founder alike. (blog.usejournal.com)
- Starting a venture capital firm is relatively easy compared to scaling it to last for the long run. (haystack.vc)
Startups
- On Theranos: Reid Hoffman, "There's a big difference between being embarrassed and being indicted." (linkedin.com)
- Venture firms, like Hypothesis Ventures, are targeting the new Opportunity Zones. (fortune.com)
- Can MasterClass give online lectures the Peloton treatment? (bloomberg.com)
- The other side of fintech: startups that help with debt collection. (wired.com)
- On the benefits of starting a business while you are still young and poor. (seths.blog)
