Investment memo's are written docs all VC, PE, or CVC shops produce to (i) tell a story with conviction and (ii) obtain permission to invest capital into the company. Some are 2 pages, some are 20. These memos differ by the (i) stage of the company (Seed is much different than Series B), (ii) fund… Continue reading Investment Memos
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The Rule of 40
The 'Rule of 40' is popular among investors and analysts because it provides a simple, easy-to-understand metric for evaluating the financial health of software companies. As with any metric, there are pros and cons. It combines two important metrics, revenue growth and profit margin into a single number that can be used to quickly assess… Continue reading The Rule of 40
Genie.xyz – Scott Grey
The Fintech Friday's crew is continuing our #Web3 deep dive by capping off January with Scott Gray, CEO, and founder of Genie. ⚡₿⚡Scott is joining us this upcoming Friday at 0800 PDT.Launched in November 2021, Genie is considered the first NFT marketplace aggregator and has already transacted over $150M. We will cover Genie, as well… Continue reading Genie.xyz – Scott Grey
March’s FinTech Friday Schedule
Super excited for March and the upcoming convos alongside Jane, Yann, Cokie, and Vaibhav 🔥 March 5th (last week) we talked to Asya of First Boulevard. On unapologetic banking built for Black America. https://lnkd.in/dgFyz4h March 12th we’re talking to Billie & Rob of Daylight. On banking for LGBT+ people by LGBT+ people. https://lnkd.in/ei_D46u March 19th… Continue reading March’s FinTech Friday Schedule
Negotiations
Everyone has a different style when negotiating - and all of these styles lend themselves to have better outcomes depending on the topic at hand and the counterparty. Having experience is the best defense, but I like to follow and have honed a template if that isn't an option. That said, over the years, I've… Continue reading Negotiations
Sam Altman’s Post
I'm currently in the process of writing an essay on grit and being scrappy. It has taken many renditions over the past month. Then this morning Sam posted a speech he gave back in 2018 that is very thoughtful and pointed. The content resonated and slightly overlapped on the direction I wanted to take the… Continue reading Sam Altman’s Post
Startup Resources During #Covid19
I believe that the US will have more Covid19 cases than China. Its a byproduct of a country passively watching this across the seas for a month before taking it seriously. Now hard decisions are being made and more will be made in the next few weeks. Time to get over it and make smart… Continue reading Startup Resources During #Covid19
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