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 female entrepreneurs raise less capital than men.
Quote of the Day
"The big problems that I have run into with companies over the years often have to do with misalignment between a management team and the board, and most acutely misalignment between a CEO and the board."
(Fred Wilson)
Companies
- Knock (and Opendoor) are trying to make it so you buy (or sell) your next home through them. (pymnts.com)
- Patreon seems to generating significant traction from both consumers and creatives. (venturebeat.com)
- The food delivery scene is crowded. (media.thinknum.com)
Venture
- Two portfolio tips for first-time seed funds. (hunterwalk.com)
- Great investors are servant investors. (pointsandfigures.com)
- Some anecdotal signs that venture capital is becoming scarce. (wsj.com)
Startups
- Eight lessons on scaling a startup. (medium.com)
- What should go into a startup CEO's weekly e-mail? (medium.com)
- Industrial tech is attracting growing venture capital outlays. (venturebeat.com)
- You can't have a vibrant startup ecosystem without ample risk capital. (pointsandfigures.com)
- The era of 'move fast and break things' is over. (hbr.org)
- Jason Fried of Basecamp talks with Kara Swisher about how venture capital can put unrealistic expectations on a business. (recode.net)
