Asylum Ventures

Elan: Something that you’ve written about is this idea that there’s two kinds of startups: one that's solving a functional problem, and one that's manifesting a creative vision. What's your take on the distinction between the two?

Sari: People want to go on a journey. They want to understand what your vision is, not just what problem you’re solving... See more

The Venture Arrogance Score: A simple formula to evaluate a VC firm's business modelWhat percent of "total annual startup value creation" does that fund need to capture in order to generate their desired return.You just need five numbers to calculate it...1) Fund Size and Investment Window (this is simple...just take the size of their last fund -- ... See more

The big promise of this approach is: the studio provides an ideal base for entrepreneurs and creators to quickly create and validate new business concepts. Because there are resources available in-house, the team can focus on the product and the customer. And for the investors, the startups created in the studio can become a steady source for futur

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