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📶 what are LPs actually buying?

📶 what are LPs actually buying?

Why LPs back fund managers, the risk aversion of venture, Granola announces new funds, and Chime is filing to go public

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📶 narrative capital (converting attention to equity)

📶 narrative capital (converting attention to equity)

~2,500 words on what I think is the biggest thing going on in venture

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📶 the 21 biggest trends affecting venture

📶 the 21 biggest trends affecting venture

21 of the biggest stories we have broken down over the past few years that give a glimpse into the future

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📶 will we see more or less venture money in five years?

📶 will we see more or less venture money in five years?

Venture in 2030, Ramp data on businesses dropping their ad spend, JetBlue calls it quits on their CVC, and the downside of secondaries

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📶 the future of private market roles

📶 the future of private market roles

Are venture jobs losing their appeal, data is the new oil = fracking humans for their thoughts, and looking for a tech job has never been more confusing

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📶 you should really qualify your LPs

📶 you should really qualify your LPs

Thoughts on qualifying your LPs, Jeff Bezos on asymmetric opportunities, the agentic revolution, and Harvard loses tax-exempt status

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📶 thoughts on "negative" signals

📶 thoughts on "negative" signals

Negative signaling risk, partner attribution shifting fund-over-fund, Sarah Tavel is leaving Benchmark, and SPACs are back?

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📶 how IA invests

📶 how IA invests

How one of the top seed funds operates, some thoughts around investing in small funds, how Insight trains its new investors, and venture dollars are consolidating back to SF

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📶 "how fast you win" vs. "how much you win"

📶 "how fast you win" vs. "how much you win"

Extended fund timelines, how VCs come up with their theses, and Intel reverses course

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📶 secondaries 🤝 seed funds

📶 secondaries 🤝 seed funds

VCs becoming traders, the cost of liquidity, a Sequoia spinout raises $150m in a month, and how to innovate when nothing is defensible

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📶 narrative violations

📶 narrative violations

Searching for alpha through narrative violations, another way to view “capital markets”, how to manage headcount, and where VC is heading

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📶 venture in 2025

📶 venture in 2025

Venture in 2025, a16z snags another big name GP, and Cluely has its viral moment