Sublime

Venture firms should aggressively ally with these disruptors. While tier 1 funds will worry more about Tiger Global, solo investors have changed the market’s dynamics. Proactive firms will adapt, empowering these managers and benefiting from their favorable brand and impressive reach.

Founders should spend at least 1/3 of their time hiring

I wanted to share my most memorable VC pass email of all time, Maple back in the fall from @schlaf. Thoughtful and empathetic: "I've been wrong more than I've been right so take this all with a grain of salt. I hope you prove me wrong and make me regret this decision."

Founders, designers, individuals with no design experience collaborated to host COVID-19 relief events, celebrate new rounds of funding and build a better city altogether with more housing and free, safe transportation.

What Sam is optimizing for in his career: spending all of his time with amazing people, get leverage on seeing what's around the bend, somewhere where patience and temperament are rewarded, build an ecosystem where trust is compounded, build fewer deeper relationships