Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at some notes from a big exit.
Quote of the Day
"Slowly I have learned – the association investors have with certain founders, syndicate partners, and downstream VC firms matters; the people one chooses to work with as investor matters a great deal; and while the decisions may happen quickly, they stick around for a long time."
(Semil Shah)
Statistics
- The ten largest US venture rounds of 2018. (techcrunch.com)
- A look back at six big stories/trends in VC/technology. (haystack.vc)
- A list of the biggest venture deals in India in 2018. (qz.com)
Startups
- Jake Chapman, "Depression, anxiety and mood disorders all actively work to undermine founder performance." (techcrunch.com)
- Startups need to think more about pricing than they do presently. (pointsandfigures.com)
- Four books on startups worth a read including Ben Horowitz's "The Hard Thing About Hard Things." (businessinsider.com)
Venture capital
- Fred Wilson, "But missing the forest through the trees is a common mistake that early stage investors make. I make it. We make it. Everyone makes it." (avc.com)
- When founders and investors connect there is usually a honeymoon period. (bettereveryday.vc)
- How much progress did venture capital make on gender-equity in 2018? (recode.net)
- Where does valuation and 'margin of safety' come into play for seed stage investors? (pointsandfigures.com)
