Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why ideas that seem wrong at the time work later on.
Quote of the Day
"The tech industry needs to understand that a challenging press is important component of society. And some in the tech press have developed a number of habits/assumptions which I believe weaken their own impact."
(Hunter Walk)
Companies
- The story behind the founding of home security startup Deep Sentinel. (okdork.com)
- Restaurant management startup Toast raised $400 million in new funds. (news.crunchbase.com)
- HQ Trivia has shutdown. (cnn.com)
Venture
- Why 'shots on goal' is a misleading metric for VC funds. (semilshah.com)
- A look at how Peter Thiel's Founders Fund operates. (axios.com)
- How Pioneer is trying to re-build the startup accelerator model with a remote twist. (techcrunch.com)
- Venture capitalists get way too much publicity and credit. (pointsandfigures.com)
Startups
- A list of the qualities that make for an effective startup board member. (techcrunch.com)
- Today's AI startups look more like hybrids of software and services. (a16z.com)
- Checking in on the Long Term Stock Exchange before its anticipated launch in Q4. (marker.medium.com)
- A look at a16z's Marketplace 100, a "ranking of the largest and fastest-growing consumer-facing marketplace startups and private companies." (a16z.com)
- Startups aren't for everyone. (pointsandfigures.com)
