Seth LevineEndings and Beginnings — VC AdventureWe just made public over on the Foundry blog that our 2022 fund will be our last Foundry fund. I wanted to add a few personal thoughts…Jan 19Jan 19
Seth LevineAmerican Enterprise is In Danger from Recent Court Ruling — VC AdventureThis article is cross-posted from The New Builders Dispatch, a publication founded and run by my New Builders co-author, Elizabeth…Nov 1, 2023Nov 1, 2023
Seth LevineSVB and The Tyranny of the Commons — VC AdventureLike many of you, I’ve been reflecting on the implosion of Silicon Valley Bank quite a bit this past week, now that the initial panic has…Mar 19, 2023Mar 19, 2023
Seth LevineTechstars Foundation and EforAll — VC AdventureEforAll is a community organization that helps under-represented individuals successfully start and grow their businesses through business…Aug 16, 2022Aug 16, 2022
Seth LevineStartup Boards Second Edition — VC AdventureEffectively building and working with a board is a critical part of building any successful business. But there is a lot of nuance in…Jun 15, 2022Jun 15, 2022
Seth LevineIRR is a vanity metric — VC AdventureI’m observing that IRR is a metric that is becoming an increasing focus in venture, replacing fund return multiple as the key metric of…May 5, 2022May 5, 2022
Seth LevineMoney in the Bank vs Burn — VC AdventureWith the markets down significantly, financings (at least at the later stages) slowing down, and inflation and interest rates on the rise…Mar 17, 2022Mar 17, 2022
Seth LevineBuilding and Compensating Your Board — VC AdventureFor frequent readers of this blog, you know I’ve written a lot about startup boards including the importance of diversity and being…Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
Seth LevineDownsides of a white hot economy — VC AdventureA few quick market observations from dicussions I’ve had with portfolio companies over the past few weeks. All relate to just how a white…Sep 7, 2021Sep 7, 2021
Seth LevinePledge 1% — Boardroom Allies — VC AdventureOne thing I’m particularly proud of in my career is founding Pledge 1%, an organization that encourages companies to give back to their…Jul 15, 2021Jul 15, 2021