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Investment Themes, Theses, & Outlooks
Financial Services are the New Wedge (Ryan Isono, Partner @ Felicis)
Business-in-a-Box 2.0 (Rex Woodbury, MP @ Daybreak)
Looking Forward in Fintech — 2024 Outlook (Dave Hafford, VC @ Thomvest)
Industry Developments & Analyses
Developer Tools in 2024 (Nandu Anilal, VC @ Canaan)
Beyond sustainability (Keely Anson & Chris Dowd, Collaborative Fund)
Thinking of selling into the employer? You probably shouldn't (Christina Farr, Principal @ OMERS)
Unlocking hidden value: How niche markets are bigger opportunities than VCs think (Jackie DiMonte, GP @ Grid Capital)
The Importance of Responsible Gaming to the industry — and to society (Roger Ehrenberg, GP @ Eberg Capital)
Guides, Case Studies, and Best Practices for Operating
How to Know if Your Idea’s the Right One — A Founder’s Guide for Successful Early-Stage Customer Discovery (First Round Review)
How to successfully launch on Product Hunt (when it’s right for your startup) (Lenny Rachitsky)
Pivoting to a billion-dollar idea: Lessons from Clipboard Health founder Wei Deng (Y Combinator)
Solution Selling in SaaS (Sammy Abdullah, GP @ Blossom Street VC)
Customers Want Predictability in Usage-based Pricing. Here’s How to Help Them Get It. (Tugce Erten & Mark Regan, A16Z)
Mastering the Money Game: The Basics of Startup Finances (7wire Ventures Team)
Additional Reads
Why We Don’t Believe in "VC Value Add" or Platform Teams (Yoni Rechtman, Principal @ Slow)
When free-cash-flow margins don't tell the full story (Janelle Teng, VC @ Bessemer)
How To Pick the Right Venture Studio (Ben Yoskovitz, Partner @ Highline Beta)
Evolution of Investors in the New Digital Age (Rick Zullo, GP @ Equal Ventures)
Walking On a Tightrope (Abhishek Maran, VC @ Rampersand)
6 Things I’ve Learned as an Ex-Founder in VC (Sarah Weingust, VC @ Mountside)
The Dumber Side of Smart People (Morgan Housel, Partner @ Collaborative)
Community-Product Fit (Akash Bajwa, VC @ Earlybird)
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