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 superpower that is the ability to say ‘no’ to things.
VC
- A Q&A with Chris Olsen, co-founder of Drive Capital, a venture firm based in the Midwest. (fortune.com)
- Boston isn't going to be the next Silicon Valley and that's okay. (news.crunchbase.com)
- PLUS Capital plans to co-invest in startups alongside its 35 celebrity clients. (wsj.com)
Playbooks
- Jinare looking to bring “the Casper playbook” to selling dog food. (techcrunch.com)
- Why WeWork should have been structured more like Marriott ($MAR). (nymag.com)
- Warby Parker wants to be the Warby Parker of contact lenses. (bloomberg.com)
Deals
- Paypal ($PYPL) is paying up for shopping rewards platform Honey Science. (techcrunch.com)
- Softbank is set to lead an investment round in Missouri-based EquipmentShare. (forbes.com)
Startups
- Why tech companies are happy to lavish perks, like free food, to employees. (marker.medium.com)
- Board conflicts are inevitable. The question is how to deal with them. (pointsandfigures.com)
- 13 critical questions to ask about product marketing. (tomtunguz.com)
- How can employees get a signal about how private companies are doing? (medium.com)
- How the "everyday carry" subculture applies to startups. (thewaiterspad.com)
