The Silicon Valley small business, the SV-SB, is a hybrid of sorts — it intertwines small business values and discipline with big tech know-how and ambition.

• Founding teams may look like that of a “traditional” Silicon Valley startup. They’re native to Silicon Valley ethos, skills, and playbooks. But , beneath the surface, they’re different. You

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In 2009, @a16z raised a brand-defining fund. The plucky EMs — on a mission to steamroll the @benchmark model of VC — are believed to have delivered >5x for LPs from AH Fund I. Much of their founding story is at-odds with how the firm is perceived today: Describing their strategy in 2009,... See more