VC #163 | The Future of Healthcare, Shifting Demographics, & more
Jan 15th–21st | The latest from Slow, Menlo, White Star Capital, Benchmark, Bessemer, and others
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Investment Themes, Theses, & Outlooks
The Future of Healthcare is Private Practice (Slow Ventures Team)
Demographics in Motion (White Star Capital Team)
Industry Developments & Analyses
10 charts that help to frame the state of startupland in 2024 (Ryan Shannon, VC @ Radical Ventures)
The Modern AI Stack (Menlo Ventures Team)
Tech's Blind Spots: The Startups Building for Underserved Markets (Rex Woodbury, MP @ Daybreak)
Who Pays for Healthcare AI? (Morgan Cheatham, VP @ Bessemer)
AI’s Linux Moment (Chapter 2) (Janelle Teng, VC @ Bessemer)
Q4 consumer tech multiples (Sammy Abdullah, GP @ Blossom Street VC)
Guides, Case Studies, and Best Practices for Operating
Good developer experience is a GTM hack (Kojo Osei, VC @ Matrix)
The right way to do layoffs (Sammy Abdullah, GP @ Blossom Street VC)
How to have "the talk" with your customers (Kyle Poyar, Partner @ OpenView)
8 naming strategies (Ali Abouelatta, First1000)
Unlocking VC Doors (Massimo Sgrelli, GP @ Lombardstreet Ventures)
Additional Reads
How to describe your business as an equation (Lenny Rachitsky)
A few "Sell Work, Not Software" updated thoughts (Sarah Tavel, GP @ Benchmark)
Crafting Your Average (Kyle Harrison, GP @ Contrary)
There Are No Rules (Pratyush Buddiga, VC @ Susa Ventures)
Information That Would Get Your Attention (Morgan Housel, Partner @ Collaborative Fund)
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