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๐Ÿ“ถ what are LPs actually buying?
May 15, 2025

๐Ÿ“ถ 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

Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
๐Ÿ“ถ narrative capital (converting attention to equity)
May 09, 2025

๐Ÿ“ถ narrative capital (converting attention to equity)

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

Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
๐Ÿ“ถ the 21 biggest trends affecting venture
May 08, 2025

๐Ÿ“ถ 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

Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
๐Ÿ“ถ will we see more or less venture money in five years?
May 07, 2025

๐Ÿ“ถ 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

Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
๐Ÿ“ถ the future of private market roles
May 06, 2025

๐Ÿ“ถ 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

Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
๐Ÿ“ถ you should really qualify your LPs
May 05, 2025

๐Ÿ“ถ 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

Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
๐Ÿ“ถ thoughts on "negative" signals
May 01, 2025

๐Ÿ“ถ thoughts on "negative" signals

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

Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
๐Ÿ“ถ how IA invests
Apr 29, 2025

๐Ÿ“ถ 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

Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
๐Ÿ“ถ "how fast you win" vs. "how much you win"
Apr 28, 2025

๐Ÿ“ถ "how fast you win" vs. "how much you win"

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

Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
๐Ÿ“ถ secondaries ๐Ÿค seed funds
Apr 25, 2025

๐Ÿ“ถ secondaries ๐Ÿค 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

Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
๐Ÿ“ถ narrative violations
Apr 24, 2025

๐Ÿ“ถ narrative violations

Searching for alpha through narrative violations, another way to view โ€œcapital marketsโ€, how to manage headcount, and where VC is heading

Topic Deep DivesTopic Deep Dives
๐Ÿ“ถ venture in 2025
Apr 23, 2025

๐Ÿ“ถ venture in 2025

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

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