Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at whether you have the temperament to be a VC or not.
Three-part podcast series on how to raise money
- Frank Chen talks with Scott Kupor about how venture capital works. (a16z.com)
- Frank Chen talks with Scott Kupor about how an entrepreneur should go about raising venture capital. (a16z.com)
- Frank Chen talks with Scott Kupor about how an entrepreneur should interact with their investors moving forward. (a16z.com)
Scooters
- Scooter company Bird just raised another round at a $2.5 billion valuation. (nytimes.com)
- Scooter companies are now dealing with repo men. (theverge.com)
AI
- Microsoft ($MSFT) is investing $1 billion into OpenAI. (nytimes.com)
- The Chinese AI funding boom seems to be over. (ft.com)
Places
- How Charlotte, NC became a startup hub. (fortune.com)
- Vietnam is a hot new destination for venture capital. (ft.com)
Venture
- When a deal gets rejected by other GPs, the founder needs an explanation. (hunterwalk.com)
- The strategic decision founders need to make at the Seed round. (tomtunguz.com)
Companies
- SecFi aims to help startup employees better manage their options and shares, pre-IPO. (fortune.com)
- Online contact lens start-up Hubble is causing quite a ruckus. (nytimes.com)
- Home insurance startup Hippo just reached unicorn status. (fortune.com)
Startups
- The IPO window for health tech seems to have re-opened. (businessinsider.com)
- Tech types can't get enough of "Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger." (sfchronicle.com)
- WeWork's co-founder has already cashed out a big chunk of shares. (wsj.com)
- Nobody has all the answers. (pointsandfigures.com)
