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Jan 29, 2017

Dear America: Woke as Fuck now, eh?

Well folks, if you weren’t paying attention before, I hope you are now. It seems our “President” has decided to ban legal US permanent residents and holders of visas along with refugees from a few select countries he doesn’t like (perhaps because they didn’t choose to build any hotels bearing…

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Dear America: Woke as Fuck now, eh?
Dear America: Woke as Fuck now, eh?

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Sep 28, 2016

500 Nerdz. One Mission.

Join Nerdz4Hillary.com To Defeat The Dark Side (aka Donald Trump) Like many geeks and entrepreneurs in the valley, I’m not the most political of creatures. Like many of my friends, I identify as an independent, social progressive / fiscal conservative that mostly votes Democratic, but usually I feel like we…

Politics

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500 Nerdz. One Mission.
500 Nerdz. One Mission.
Politics

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·Aug 21, 2016

The Unicorn Hedge

There’s a Bubble… but it Ain’t in Tech — Abstract: the press have been whining “there’s another bubble in tech!” for years but it hasn’t happened (yet)… meanwhile VC-funded startups continue to raise capital, drive innovation, and disrupt incumbents. While some claim the recent downturn in unicorn financings and valuations is proof they were right (finally!) they couldn’t be…

Venture Capital

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The Unicorn Hedge
The Unicorn Hedge
Venture Capital

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·Dec 20, 2015

Niche to Win, Baby.

Don’t Go Big or Go Home. Go Small at first, then Iterate, Dominate, & WIN. Abstract: Startups are more likely to find product/market fit by narrowing their target demographic, understanding customer needs/benefit better, and building more focused & differentiated products along with more specific marketing messages that are better tuned…

Startup

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Startup

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Published in 500 Hats

·Oct 29, 2015

late bloomer, not a loser.

(this post was originally published on svbtle.com on July 7, 2012) most of the time I think of myself as a failure. when I’m optimistic, I think maybe I’m just a late bloomer. I know a lot of folks won’t understand this perspective, but when I was growing up I…

Startup

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Startup

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Published in 500 Hats

·Aug 28, 2015

Fear of Flying.

Failure isn’t the worst thing to happen to you in Silicon Valley. — In fact, failure is a rather warm, safe blanket for most folks around these parts. Unlike most places in the world where public failure could ruin your career, destroy a family, or even bring risk of death from shame… in Silicon Valley, everyone is all too comfortable openly discussing their…

Silicon Valley

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Fear of Flying.
Fear of Flying.
Silicon Valley

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Published in 500 Hats

·May 22, 2015

99 VC Problems But A Batch Ain’t One: Why Portfolio Size Matters For Returns

Abstract: Most VC funds are far too concentrated in a small number (<20–40) of companies. The industry would be better served by doubling or tripling the average # of investments in a portfolio, particularly for early-stage investors where startup attrition is even greater. …

Venture Capital

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99 VC Problems But a Batch Ain’t 1
99 VC Problems But a Batch Ain’t 1
Venture Capital

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Published in 500 Hats

·Apr 12, 2015

Bubble, My Ass: Some Unicorns Might Be Overvalued, But All Dinosaurs Gonna Die.

Summary: pundits argue billion-dollar startups are overvalued, but few realize why public company valuations might also be too expensive. Traditional P/E ratios of 15–20+ are likely too optimistic, relative to how long the future cash flows and operating margins of big dumb companies can be sustained. …

Venture Capital

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Bubble, My Ass: Some Unicorns Might Be Overvalued, But All Dinosaurs Gonna Die.
Bubble, My Ass: Some Unicorns Might Be Overvalued, But All Dinosaurs Gonna Die.
Venture Capital

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·Aug 11, 2014

Engineering Minimum Viable Inspiration.

aka: do you give a Shit + can you get others to give a Shit. as a founder, it’s easy to lose focus on what job(s) we’re supposed to do. sometimes it’s all rainbows & unicorns: designing and building product, marketing and selling, recruiting the team and raising money. other…

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Engineering Minimum Viable Inspiration.
Engineering Minimum Viable Inspiration.

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Feb 8, 2014

Commitment to Diversity.

not just tactic or strategy… it’s what we’re all about. — photo by Benetton I’m writing this post to explain how 500 Startups thinks about Diversity, why it’s important to our culture, and why we believe it helps deliver better return on investment. …

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Commitment to Diversity.
Commitment to Diversity.

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