Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the biggest change in venture capital over the past three decades.
Quote of the Day
"Here is the thing. A startup becomes a company and eventually, that company gets valued on real value metrics. Someday it will have customers, and revenue, and profits."
(Fred Wilson)
Functions
- Why founders should hire a (good) recruiter earlier than you think necessary. (medium.com)
- Should startups hire a PR agency or do it in-house? (startupmanagement.org)
Companies
- Neighbor is Airbnb for self-storage. (media.thinknum.com)
- Why celebrity video provider Cameo is looking to branch out. (fastcompany.com)
- Breaking down the competition between Rover and Wag. (secondmeasure.com)
Venture
- Why every venture fund is now a seed fund. (techcrunch.com)
- Will this investment 'return the fund'? If not, why not? (avc.com)
Goals
- A company's short-term goals should be in service or it's long-term goals. (fastcompany.com)
- Before you start a business, think about what success looks like for you. (hbr.org)
Startups
- Why we shouldn't be surprised more companies are staying private, longer. (pointsandfigures.com)
- A look at the major 'app constellations' including where Amazon ($AMZN) may go next. (medium.com)
- It's cheaper to scale a startup in the Midwest. (medium.com)
- A library of pitch decks for companies that successfully raised seed rounds including Airbnb. (businessinsider.com)
