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Elad Gil’s 3 archetypes of hyper-successful founders
Elad Gil has invested in and advised some of the largest companies in the world, including Stripe, Airbnb, Figma, Instacart, and Coinbase.
When asked what made the founders of these companies so successful, Elad... See more
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Mike Maples is a superstar in the VC scene.
He's been on the Midas List eight times, has taken two companies public, and was an early investor in Twitter, Lyft, & Twitch.
But @m2jr's path to greatness was filled with doubt & uncertainty.
Here's his story:... See more
Jessica Livingston on investing in Stripe when the Collison Brothers were teenagers
Jessica reflects on a 19-year old Patrick Collison telling her and the other co-founders of Y Combinator that he wanted to take on the financial industry with his younger brother John.
“We were like, ‘Do you... See more
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FYI HubSpot co-founder Brian Halligan joined Sequoia as a senior adviser
Here's the Sequoia crew and who is really in charge https://t.co/DvzbW4cTs2
One of the best opportunities IMO is buying companies with incredible distribution + NPS then increasing ACVs by adding high attach rate products/services
Its easy to diligence/test ahead of finalizing an acquisition, but no great capital source.
Too risky for PE
Too much... See more
Jason Shumanx.comVery few VC firms I would want to work- but @foundersfund is high on list. @briansin nails why w @Jason. Play the game on the field. Adapt or die. Founder consigliere. Concentration.
Lots of shared DNA. Killer. #Ikagai https://t.co/SjGgBKEsZT
Brad Gerstnerx.com
Babak Nivi writes the excellent blog Venture Hacks and was an early Lean Startup evangelist: http://venturehacks.com/. He’s since gone on to create Angel List, which matches startups and investors around the world: http://angel.co/