Macro VC fundraising takeaways, potential trouble for platform roles, what we've learned starting an outbound sponsor sales process, plus nine of the best resources from the week
Why LPs are pulling back on venture investing, old-school due diligence, plus the eight best resources we found online last week
New talent pools emerging from the AI boom, a venture math breakdown, plus our 10 best links of the week
Lightspeed leads beehiiv's Series A, it's a bad time to be a growth-stage company, and how we're thinking about redesigning our landing page
Our thoughts on the Sequoia news, the VC platform report, and a better way to approach newsletter sponsor targets
Who wins from the AI boom, Neo raises from $235m from smart money,
Bessemer's billion-dollar bet, Vice files for Chapter 11, plus our 8 favorite links of the week
Our thoughts on VC becoming data-driven, Newchip shuts down, templates we use to get more output from VAs
Takeaways from Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, VC predictions on the future, and how to run an elite referral program
Big tech layoffs, how to raise LP dollars through an SPV, plus a prediction on a new way for investors to evaluate company efficiency
How institutional dollars are putting their money to work, fintech is producing less unicorns, plus a different way for VCs to add value
Less growth capital equals more leverage for investors, Elon launches an OpenAI competitor, plus how to build a programmatic SEO project for a service business
