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Perhaps the most formidable new player is Hashgraph
George Gilder • Life After Google
Global Coworking Unconference Conference.
Reeves Wiedeman • Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork
More firms are incubating companies as early-stage valuations rise.
A few successes:
• Snowflake ($49B mrkt cap) by Sutter Hill Ventures
• Affirm ($6B mrkt cap) by HVF Labs
• Hims & Hers ($1.3B mrkt cap) by Atomic
Our latest Signature Block essay is on venture studios...
It is part of the Silicon Valley circle of life that this happens—that tiny, high-energy startups eventually grow to be large and unwieldy, and the most entrepreneurial employees go on to spread their know-how, money,
Andrew Chen • The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects
Meet Pinterest’s Little-Known Third Cofounder, Who Has An $806 Million Stake
Kathleen Chaykowskiforbes.com
Inside the elite startup retreat where Satya Nadella and Condoleezza Rice just spent their weekend
Biz Carsonbusinessinsider.com
The past few years have seen platforms arise that make some aspect of creation, distribution, monetization, and administration easier. Yet, there is still much that can be streamlined.