Sarah Drinkwater

Productizing venture means taking everything that venture capitalists do — from sourcing companies to evaluating companies to adding value to founders — and using software or networks to do it better.

Valuing AI companies using traditional VC methods and metrics isn't just wrong—it's dangerous. SoftBank values OpenAI at $300B Microsoft values it at $157B Elon wants to buy it for $97B Who is right, who is... See more

Most startups don’t die because someone is actively trying to kill them, but simply because the founders stop trying to keep them alive.

None of this is to say we shouldn’t regard chronic illnesses or pandemics as the scourges that they are, nor that we shouldn’t fight them with everything we’ve got. On the contrary, remembering that “death is the default” should mobilize us to fight them with everything we’ve got—recognizing that the one thing we’ve got, in the fight against... See more

A topic I am keen to write about  is Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, and what it might teach us about scientific groupthink and pandemic management, 2020—. So I will save most of this for then, but there is an interesting relationship between groupthink and In-group Cheems. 

While the majority of the broader venture market is still dominated by large traditional firms we're seeing more changes in the space than ever before. Celebrities are not only active angels but they're building firms whether its The Chainsmokers or Serena Williams. Angel investing has exploded past $25B in capital invested and you're seeing a... See more

I found six effective ways to build trust in a new marketplace: