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2022 Predictions

Eric Friedman

The calculus is that if the stock is going to be worth a fortune, they are better off paying for expertise early vs. take a risk on early full time employees risking option pool, culture fit, and ramp time. I think this manifested itself in liquid teams, outlined by Packy [link]. Hey not bad – scored an incredible 1.5

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Data companies more focused on later-stage companies include Avention , Bureau Van Dijk , BizQualify, Dow Jones , FactSet , Genesis , S&P Global Market Intelligence , DueDil , Core 2 Group , D&B Hoovers , InsideView , LexisNexis , Pitchbook , Preqin , PrivCo , SourceScrub , Refinitiv , and Unquote.

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2021 Predictions

Eric Friedman

Did anyone have global pandemic on their bingo board? As mentioned at the top I do not know anyone that predicted the global pandemic of COVID19, despite the writing on the wall and the cases growing in China at the time of this post last year. Ok lets move on… Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com.

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