Extended exits are forcing funds to rethink the fund life cycle, the state of secondaries markets, a deep dive on Thrive Capital, and why the best information is the hardest to find
AngelList Q3 product updates gives hints at their master plan, 93 non-obvious things about VC, Bling Capital raises another big fund, Oura hits a $5b valuation
Why venture debt markets are on fire, thoughts on outcome-based pricing, how to win on TikTok, and the circle of life for EBITDA multiples
Opportunity areas for the future of real estate, different levels of being a salesman, and how to use liquor sales to spot alpha
New fund math breakdown, what great founders do according to Sam Altman, a megathread on three years of running a business, and Klarna is going public
Where YC is looking for startups, founder vesting benchmarks, Forerunner raises a massive new fund, plus one thing to change how you think about money
Why the future of healthcare will be preventative
Why you should choose investors based on their anecdotal evidence, why some IPOs fail, lessons from studying 3,000 pitch decks, and Naval’s life rules
Why crypto played such a big role in determining the next president, the four stages of GTM, why diversification sucks, and an AI voice agents market map
Customer support 2.0, AI knowledge and support for technical sales teams, and the future of list building and enrichment
How to build a GTM strategy from scratch, how celebrities are becoming VCs (and VCs are becoming celebrities), the FTC goes after a challenger bank, when smart people are bad employees
Smaller funds aren’t raising like they used to, what Trump’s win means for AI regulation, what’s next for crypto
