Sarah Drinkwater
@sarahdrinkwater
Knowledge beachcomber interested in the ownership economy, flourishing communities, ecosystem building, magic, and knowledge as an end to itself.
Sarah Drinkwater
Most startups don’t die because someone is actively trying to kill them, but simply because the founders stop trying to keep them alive.
Gena Gorlin • Death is the default
Established institutional LPs have backed solo GPs. University endowments and other institutional investors have funded several top managers. In doing so, these LPs seem to have made peace with the model’s structural risks.
Mario Gabriele • The Future of Solo Capitalists | The Generalist
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
Fantasy Capital
What is Cheems is laughing off someone’s sincere ideas as self-evidently stupid, or declaring with very little knowledge about a particular field or ambition that something is too difficult/too risky to even think about further. And whenever it puts someone off pursuing what they otherwise might (consciously or not), its consequence is the creation... See more
#1: In-group Cheems
The Optimism Collective is a large-scale experiment in digital democratic governance, built to drive rapid and sustainable growth of a decentralized ecosystem, and stewarded by the newly formed Optimism Foundation.
Introducing the Optimism Collective
Last year I began naming my seasons. The practice began when I declared it to be "Wife Guy Summer," a joking but real intention to manifest my life partner. It was a great comedy bit for the summer, but when I started dating someone seriously in September I thought that maybe I should name all my seasons...
Season-naming-as-manifesting is one way of doing it, but naming-the-season-when-you-find-out-what-it's-about is another….
Winter is upon us now, and I don't have a name for this season yet. But December and winter for me is always dream season, so perhaps I will call it that. Winter is for reflecting and clarifying, and dreams are for knowing and for inventing—for we know in part, and we prophesy in part. I have recommended to you the benefits of dreaming, and of naming your seasons. I hope that you join me in the great experiment.
So How Many Stars Is Enough? A Data Driven Guide to Fundraising as an Open Source Founder
Jordan Segalljordansegall.substack.com
“We tend to view open source companies at the earliest stages like social networks. Building community momentum is of the utmost importance to the success of an open source project, and that often takes precedence over revenue in the short term.
If you can show a strong community AND strong revenue growth then you will be in an incredible financing position, but often revenue is not necessary if you have the other criteria in this doc accounted for.
If your open source momentum (Bucket B) is weak then you can make up for it by having strong revenue, but there are few examples of successful open source companies that fit this example, as most tend to prioritize community building in the early stages”
1. young funds invest particularly early2. emerging VC focuses on trends at early stage3. new fund managers have different work experience
Francesco Perticarari • Why new VC funds offer the greatest opportunities in Venture Capital
Our excrement is a natural, renewable and sustainable resource – if only we can overcome our visceral disgust of it
Lina Zeldovichaeon.co