Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at how the health care stack is getting unbundled.
Diversity
- A look at the gender gap on startup cap tables. (medium.com)
- Why you need to build diversity into your startup from the get-go. (avc.com)
- Female founders often don't get funded without a female VC across the table. (ft.com)
Moon shots
- A Q&A with Josh Wolfe of Lux Capital on what it takes to invest in 'moon shots.' (fortune.com)
- Tyler Cowen wants to fund your moon shot. (techcrunch.com)
"The Fixer"
- Bradley Tusk, author of "The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups from Death by Politics" on the intersection of politics, regulation and startups. (fortune.com)
- Brad Feld liked most of Bradley Tusk's "The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups from Death by Politics." (medium.com)
Startups
- What's your edge? If you can't define it, you probably don't have one. (howardlindzon.com)
- The only way to build great companies is to have a long term focus. (avc.com)
- The best advice a startup founder can get: test the market. (haystack.vc)
- Disruptive startups raise money more easily, but in smaller amounts. (hbr.org)
- Why you should write thank you notes. (pointsandfigures.com)