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Marc Andreessen, perhaps the world’s bellwether venture capitalist,
George Gilder • Life After Google
- Largely founder owned via capital efficient growth
Brett Bivens • The Consumer Subscription Roll-Up Opportunity
That’s why it’s important that you build solid relationships with venture capitalists who write bigger checks and work deeply with founders on scaling businesses that have product/market fit.
Jason Calacanis • Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000
Dave Berkus, one of the first early-stage angel investors (and still actively investing),
Judy Robinett • Crack the Funding Code: How Investors Think and What They Need to Hear to Fund Your Startup
Building & Investing in Marketplaces
joincolossus.com
This is never how it actually happens, but you get the idea. Startups should receive risk capital to literally derisk certain aspects of the business.
However, over the last decade or so, something shifted. Traditional venture funds that specialized in early-stage risk started to add buckets of “growth equity” that were supposed to be utilized for ... See more
However, over the last decade or so, something shifted. Traditional venture funds that specialized in early-stage risk started to add buckets of “growth equity” that were supposed to be utilized for ... See more
Evan Armstrong • Venture Capital Is Ripe for Disruption
Given the desire for home runs like eBay, most venture capitalists filter investment opportunities based on market size. If a company can’t achieve “venture scale” (generally, a market of at least $1 billion in annual sales), then most VCs won’t invest, even if it is a good business. It simply isn’t large enough to help them achieve their goal of r
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