Issue #147: For the week ended June 21, 2022 The importance of talent spotting David Peterson I just finished Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross’ latest book Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World and would highly recommend it. (If you’re short on time, you can listen…

Issue #146: For the week ended June 14, 2022 How to build a commercial team Gil Dibner Because Angular typically invests really early (day zero) into highly technical teams, we’re often party to very early conversations with founders on how to go about building a commercial team. Founders, trying to…

Issue #145: For the week ended June 7, 2022 How fast is fast enough? David Peterson Over the past few weeks, my partner Gil and I have spent a lot of time with portfolio founders discussing the market, business progress, and what to do next. Inevitably, each conversation turns to…

Issue #144: For the week ended May 31, 2022 A note on resiliency in a dark time Gil Dibner Zeitgeist. Over the past two weeks, VCs large and small have been tripping over themselves in a race to put out useful, impactful, and hard-hitting content on how founders (and other…

Issue #143: For the week ended May 24, 2022 What do a 2003 BMW and Microsoft Excel have in common? David Peterson I’m not much of a petrol head, but I found myself absolutely engrossed by the first episode of the new podcast Car Show! with Eddie Alterman. (Stick with…

Issue #142: For the week ended May 17, 2022 Operating in uncertainty. Gil Dibner Consensus. Last week seemed to be the week. One week ago, there were still some people who thought we might not be entering a sustained and significant downturn in the tech world. As of today, I…

Issue #141: For the week ended May 10, 2022 — Speed of learning David Peterson In the past week, the market correction that many pundits and investors have been foreshadowing (twice in this newsletter alone! 1, 2) may have finally arrived. It’s been hard to escape the stories of doom and gloom, so rather than list off the tech stocks…

Issue #140: For the week ended April 26, 2022 Go-to-market system design David Peterson A few weeks ago, I used this space to think through how founders should go about setting priorities in advance of a fundraise. As I wrote last time, the questions investors ask, especially early on, aren’t…

Issue #139: For the week ended April 12, 2022 The Israeli tech eco-system ponders a slowdown in startup creation Gil Dibner Despite the recent market downturn, the Israeli tech ecosystem continues to bask in the glory of 2021. Big rounds seem to be happening every day, unicorns are born seemingly…