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📶 OpenView is not open for business

📶 OpenView is not open for business

What to make of the OpenView news, second order effects of the fundraising market, and thoughts on eliminating risk as an entrepreneur

Clay Norris
Clay Norris
Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
📶 Commonapp.VC State of Fundraising (2023)

📶 Commonapp.VC State of Fundraising (2023)

Insights from thousands of startup data points over the past three years

Clay Norris
Clay Norris
Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
📶 Annual Confluence.VC Community Report (2023)

📶 Annual Confluence.VC Community Report (2023)

Metrics, insights, and takeaways from running the #1 private investor community this year

Clay Norris
Clay Norris
Business RecapsBusiness Recaps
📶 Confluence.VC Behind the Scenes: November 2023 Update

📶 Confluence.VC Behind the Scenes: November 2023 Update

What went right, what went wrong, and where we could use some help

Clay Norris
Clay Norris
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📶 Black Friday shoppers put up BIG numbers this year

📶 Black Friday shoppers put up BIG numbers this year

Following the money that enables consumers to spend more money, best links from the week, and why the best people are self-managing

Clay Norris
Clay Norris
Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
📶 family offices in VC

📶 family offices in VC

A primer on family offices, the pros and cons of working with FOs, how to work with these people, and how VCs should think about family offices

Mr. Family Office
Mr. Family Office
Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
📶 The modern VC sourcing method

📶 The modern VC sourcing method

How new school VCs are building their pipeline, finding signal, and lapping their competition

Clay Norris
Clay Norris
Investor InterviewsInvestor Interviews
📶 16 Lessons from Ben Horowitz (GP @ a16z)

📶 16 Lessons from Ben Horowitz (GP @ a16z)

Decision-making velocity, creating motion through stories, skills vs. experience, and the two types of friends every person needs

Clay Norris
Clay Norris
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📶 defense tech drama

📶 defense tech drama

Anduril sues ex-employees, what counts as a trade secret, plus the nine best things we read last week

Clay Norris
Clay Norris
Investor InterviewsInvestor Interviews
📶 15 Lessons from Bryan Schreier (Partner @ Sequoia)

📶 15 Lessons from Bryan Schreier (Partner @ Sequoia)

The downside of specialization, two questions to ask when choosing investors, developing a service-first approach to investing, and how to think about board meetings

Clay Norris
Clay Norris
Business RecapsBusiness Recaps
📶 Confluence.VC Behind the Scenes: October 2023 Update

📶 Confluence.VC Behind the Scenes: October 2023 Update

What went right, what went wrong, and where we could use some help

Clay Norris
Clay Norris
Investor InterviewsInvestor Interviews
📶 17 Lessons From Bill Gurley (General Partner @ Benchmark)

📶 17 Lessons From Bill Gurley (General Partner @ Benchmark)

The most important KPI metric, acknowledging luck, what makes a great marketplace, and why being right doesn't always pay

Clay Norris
Clay Norris
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