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 different model for WeWork might have turned out.
Quote of the Day
"The impact of WeWork on the funding marketplace has been material. I have seen that in real time."
(Adam J. Epstein)
Companies
- Vinted, a site where consumers can sell and buy second-hand fashion, is a rarity. A Baltic-based unicorn. (techcrunch.com)
- There is still an opportunity in push-to-talk technologies. (fastcompany.com)
- LiquidSpace is the anti-WeWork. (media.thinknum.com)
- Leavy has an interesting take on the Airbnb model. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
Venture capital
- 'Narrative violation' is the hot, new VC buzzword. (nytimes.com)
- Alibaba ($BABA)-backed Ant Financial is building a roughly $1bn investment fund to back start-ups across SE Asia and India. (ft.com)
- A look at who has raised money in the alternative protein space. (ft.com)
- Canada is having a banner year for VC funding. (news.crunchbase.com)
Startups
- Fred Wilson, "Cash is everything in a startup. It is the fuel that keeps the car running. And startups fail largely because they run out of cash." (avc.com)
- Every deal has hiccups. Every deal is going to induce stress. (pointsandfigures.com)
- Why some founders are changing their focus from consumer to business-focused opportunities. (nytimes.com)
- The emotional strain of startup life is a real thing. (hbr.org)
- What is the best use of Kickstarter for a new company.? (seths.blog)
