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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

The market was down considerably with public valuations down 53–79% across the four sectors we were reviewing (it is since down even further). ==> Aside, we also have a NEW LA-based partner I’m thrilled to announce: Nick Kim. First in late-stage tech companies and then it will filter back to Growth and then A and ultimately Seed Rounds.

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The Art of Non-Consensus Investing: Unlocking Venture Capital’s Hidden Gems

VC Cafe

Non-consensus investments , on the other hand, are those that defy popular opinion or seem risky due to unconventional business models, unproven markets, or early market entry. That led us to start investing in generative AI in 2019 (consider that ChatGPT only came out in November 2022, that’s pretty early).

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Emerging Manager Mode: The VC’s version of “Do things that don’t scale”

VC Cafe

They look at founders as their customers, and the best emerging managers will roll up their sleeves and do candidate reviews, pitch deck assistance and bespoke BD for startups, and personalised updates for LPs. The focus on entertainment tech meant that we always cared about content creation, distribution and monetisation.

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The Midas List Then and Now

View from Seed

There is always some debate about the methodology and accuracy of the list, but I think it’s a pretty interesting data set that reflects some of the things that have been happening in tech and VC over time. It was interesting to compare the demographics of the 2009 list vs. the 2019 list.

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The Top Four Marketing Trends for 2019

Duct Tape Marketing

The Top Four Marketing Trends for 2019 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on 2019 Marketing Trends. And small business owners have already begun to use cloud-based technology to improve their internal systems and processes. Get Up to Speed on Google My Business.

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5 Strategies For Building Winning People Connections

Startup Professionals Musings

We slowly realized that Microsoft’s value went far beyond his technical contributions, due to his connections with key software developers and relationships with hardware manufacturers who could make the PC revolution universal. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/27/2019. Where is this effort on your priority list?

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The Future Of Retail And America In The Post-COVID World

YoungUpstarts

In particular, we think the post-COVID world will see a permanent shift in the way people shop for groceries, personal goods, and other essentials; the retailers that provide a tech-enabled, multi-channel approach will gain a larger share. By comparison, only 13% of US households used the same service in August 2019.

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