Walter PalmaMuch ado about AIA lot has been written about the rising importance of AI and machine learning. Not a week goes by where a deck doesn’t pass by my desk…Feb 6, 2017Feb 6, 2017
Walter PalmaProduct vs. PeopleA couple of months ago I was asked by Rui Barroca on Podcast Capítulo, whether I bought into the standard Silicon Valley mantra of…Apr 20, 20161Apr 20, 20161
Walter PalmaIt’s YOUR companyI enjoy working with scrappy founders and helping them take their startup to the next level. I love hearing their origin story and what…Apr 15, 20161Apr 15, 20161
Walter PalmaIs the IPO dead?Reflecting upon this week’s editorial in the Economist on the diminishing role of the public markets in lieu of private investors, I found…Oct 26, 2015Oct 26, 2015
Walter PalmaIs VC funding right for me?In a time when launching a start-up is all the rage and investors are all desperately searching for the next unicorn it’s easy for most…Jun 30, 2015Jun 30, 2015
Walter PalmaThinking Like Peter Thiel (Part II)Following my last post on the topic, it put me thinking about what it really take to achieve outlier returns and consistently outperform as…Jun 12, 2015Jun 12, 2015
Walter PalmaThinking Like Peter Thiel (Part I)I recently met with some prospective venture capitalists regarding the prospects for a new fund they are planning to raise and the expected…Jun 12, 2015Jun 12, 2015
Walter PalmaWhat’s Your Exit Strategy?Although difficult to conceive during the very early stages of a start-up, it is important that your pitch provide some detail on how you…Mar 16, 2015Mar 16, 2015
Walter PalmaUnder-promise & Over-performMost successful start-ups begin as nothing more than formalized set of ideas, with very little to show in terms of palpable results in the…Mar 9, 2015Mar 9, 2015