Me: “Is a NetSuite-Killer a smart or dumb thing to be building right now?” NetSuite Insider: “NO! It’s a smart thing! Good time to be developing, and there’s huge opportunity. Surprised it hasn’t been tackled recently.” “In certain areas we’re not strong… In commerce, we’re not capable. It’s one thing…

Over the last 4 years, we’ve backed 93% of the companies we’ve offered a term sheet to. Most of those are wins where we’re the lead investor, but a few are meaningful co-investments and large checks where we still get good ownership (we aim for 10%+). Regardless, we win at…

We’re looking for an Analyst to join our team of 6 investors. This is a 2–3 year role, but if it goes well we’d love for you to grow with the firm over the long term. …

‘Why I’m Joining’ posts can feel indulgent. But they’re helpful to reflect on what matters, and what we’re all collectively building. Fuel Since arriving in the Bay Area a decade ago, I’ve been fortunate to see over 13,000 pitches, work directly with 1000+ founders, have very close relationships with a…

The New York Times recently published a wonderful photo essay. The circumstances were unique: an official cleaning out an office found almost 3000 photos taken by staff photographers during a newspaper strike in the summer of 1978. I grew up in the 80s and early 90s. The New York I…

Fabric’s ‘Stuff We Don’t Talk About’ Fireside chat series invites quietly bad ass practitioners to share their experience in intimate, candid, off-the-record settings. Stay up to date on future talks here. Larissa Conte is a coach, culture designer, and rites of passage guide. Her driving passion is designing systems to…

Fabric’s ‘Stuff We Don’t Talk About’ Fireside chat series invites quietly bad ass practitioners to share their experience in intimate, candid, off-the-record settings. Our next event, with Larissa Conte of Wayfinding, is called ‘Why I Feel Like Shit At Work’. We’ll be tackling how to understand and change our organizations’…

Now that we’re getting comfortable in our new home in San Francisco, we’re working to foster conversations we think we should be having. The setting for these are intimate groups, off-the-record, with deep dives via fireside chat format followed by some group involvement. …

Fabric’s ‘Stuff We Don’t Talk About’ Fireside Chat Series invites experts into small, off-the-record group settings to talk about things that matter. As humans, we’re increasingly breaking into smaller, more distinct, and more separate groups. We’ve seen this most recently in our politics, but it’s also playing out economically and…