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In my five years as a VC, I’ve worked closely with the founders of 50+ companies. Many of these companies have grown headcount substantially since I…
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I’ve been a fan of Priceonomics for a long time. They publish thoughtful, data-heavy content and they’ve written some fun books. This post is a…
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“All dollars are equal, but some dollars are more equal than others.” - George Orwell’s imaginary capitalist twin In my college economics class, I was…
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VCs have 3 principal jobs: picking startups to invest in, helping startups after investing, and raising capital for investing. Each of these jobs will…
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VCs have 3 principal jobs: picking startups to invest in, helping startups after investing, and raising capital for investing. Each of these jobs will…
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My fund, Susa Ventures, just added Natalie Dillon to our team. She’s our first-ever investment team hire and we’re very excited to work with her. While…
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This page contains info on a 15-minute talk I gave at the SaaStr conference called “De-Risking Your Startup.” Slides De-Risking Your Startup -- SaaStr…
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“All models are wrong, but some are useful.” - George E. P. Box It’s very hard, maybe impossible, to create a mathematical model that describes how to…
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For a while now, I’ve wanted to try holding office hours. I’ve been a big beneficiary of Silicon Valley’s pay-it-forward culture, and I’d love to play a…
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“In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower In the early days of…
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In a previous post, I wrote that startups are collections of risks, and that the best way to make progress on a company (and to get higher valuations…
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