Collin GutmanWhen an entrepreneur answers the question “how are you different from your competition?”I’m tempted to draw a similar chart that has “customizability of colors” and “10 letter password required” as checkboxes. This is what we…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
Collin GutmanHow to think about competitionOne question VCs always ask is: tell me about your competition. We get a satisfactory answer 20% of the time or less. Even many VCs don’t…Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Collin GutmanWhat Does Tech Startup Investment Look Like, Post-COVID?Since the Great Recession, a macro-level bull market has corresponded to a certain set of criteria for VCs. Growth above all else. Users…Feb 24, 2021Feb 24, 2021
Collin GutmanCalculating Your Burn RateI try not to spend too much time on definitions — you can usually Google most venture terms and get decent one sentence answers. But I…Jul 16, 2020Jul 16, 2020
Collin GutmanVCs Aren’t Changing Their Ways of Working During CovidNatasha Mascarenhas of TechCrunch highlighted our Managing Partner Collin Gutman’s thoughts on how VCs may (or may not) change their…Jun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020
Collin GutmanWhy we don’t invest in uncapped convertible notesEntrepreneurs often claim their business is in a state where it’s hard to set a valuation, or where they’re going to fundraise in a short…Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
Collin GutmanThe Coming Apocalypse… of September 2021While most companies and VCs are focused on the public market collapse of the past month, there have not been tremendous ripple effects…Mar 26, 2020Mar 26, 2020
Collin GutmanAn Actually Useful Coronavirus VC Blog PostIn the past week I’ve seen almost every VC write their own take on coronavirus. Some say “well, you’re screwed.” Some say “the best…Mar 11, 2020Mar 11, 2020
Collin GutmanWhen price mattersSheryl Sandberg said “when you’re invited on a rocket ship, you don’t ask valuation questions.” Of course, she’s right. But of course, if…Mar 5, 2020Mar 5, 2020
