perspectives on funding and venture capital (VC)

According to @menemazarakis the next iteration of VC is “Venture Contributor”

Over the last 4 months I've written 32,000 words and talked to over 90 VCs across 70 different firms (seed, venture, growth, and crossover) about the future of venture capital. Here are the 5 things that came up again and again...

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One thing that seems to have been forgotten over the past few years: venture capital isn’t a fit for every company. It’s not a fit for *most* companies. Venture is structurally built for the moonshots. The asset class is predicated on the power law, on high loss ratios, on what… Show more

I’ve started two companies that have raised $95m today I take a seat at the other side of the table House Capital (@housecapvc) is a completely new type of venture fund here is what the next generation of top VC’s will look like:

I’m often asked about my investing framework. I don’t have one; I vibe. What does this mean? Frameworks arise each time anew – assembled on the fly in concert with the uniqueness of the entrepreneurs and their pursuits. This is vibe capital.

A few weeks ago, one of our portfolio companies completed an investor buyout. The founders now own 100% of their business. Investors got a positive return. All parties I think walked away feeling pretty good about how things transpired 🧵

1/ Internet, please help brainstorm! How do I design an Awesome People DAO 🥳 ? Goal: design a system where smart nice people win in VC. It might not be possible, but I'm damn sure going to try. Context, use cases, and questions 👇

The deadline for YC S24 is tomorrow. Here's why you SHOULD NOT APPLY TO YC: YC seems like a reasonable proposition. They give you some money to help start your business, and they promise you access to a community of people that can help you along the way. In exchange, they don't ask for much. The standard YC deal is $500K for 7% equity. That doesn... See more

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