Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at a defense of ‘blitzscaling.’
Quote of the Day
"High growth companies need to have a strong finance function."
(Fred Wilson)
The Valley
- More startups are fleeing Silicon Valley for places like New York. (wsj.com)
- What's the deal with Silicon Valley and the Stoics? (nytimes.com)
Companies
- Travis Kalanick’s City Storage Systems continues to expand its footprint via acquisition. (ft.com)
- A look at Casper's financials. (theinformation.com)
- Will people start buying paint online? (nytimes.com)
Venture
- On the growing abuse of pro-rata rights. (avc.com)
- Take all early stage investing advice with a big grain of salt. (collaborativefund.com)
- You can't pitch a VC if you don't know what their expectations are. (pointsandfigures.com)
- Venture capitalists are hiring PR firms in the wake of big IPOs. (nytimes.com)
- Remember Eduardo Saverin, Facebook ($FB) co-founder? What he is investing in now. (forbes.com)
