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Why Craft Led the Series A in Route
Why Craft Led the Series A in Route
Why we led the Series A in Route
Jeff Fluhr
Dec 14, 2020
Section 230: Mend It, Don’t End It
Section 230: Mend It, Don’t End It
The First Amendment Provides a Path to Peace for Social Media
David Sacks
Oct 31, 2020
RIP Section 230
RIP Section 230
How Rudy’s Hard Drive Could Crash the Open Internet
David Sacks
Oct 15, 2020
The Super Beginner’s Guide to B2B Prospecting
The Super Beginner’s Guide to B2B Prospecting
Early stage B2B startups follow a familiar pattern: they have an idea, build an MVP, then rope friends and former co-workers into becoming…
Ethan Ruby
Oct 9, 2020
The COVID-19 Whipsaw
The COVID-19 Whipsaw
Labor Marketplaces and the Future of Healthcare in the U.S.
Jeff Fluhr
Sep 29, 2020
Why We Invested In Klue
Why We Invested In Klue
Today Craft Ventures is excited to announce that we are leading the $15 million Series A in Klue, a competitive enablement platform that…
Brian Murray
Sep 9, 2020
Why We Invested in Northspyre
Why We Invested in Northspyre
Craft recently led the $7.5mm Series A for Northspyre, a cloud-based intelligence platform for real estate owners, developers and project…
Jeff Fluhr
Aug 14, 2020
The Cadence: How to Operate a SaaS Startup
The Cadence: How to Operate a SaaS Startup
You think you need a COO. What you really need is an operating philosophy.
David Sacks
Jul 1, 2020
Why We Invested in ClickUp
Why We Invested in ClickUp
Today Craft Ventures is excited to announce that we are leading the $35 million Series A in ClickUp, and I will be joining the board. This…
David Sacks
Jun 24, 2020
Failure is NOT an option — and other thoughts from Twenty Minute VC
Failure is NOT an option — and other thoughts from Twenty Minute VC
Lessons on building startups during a downturn
David Sacks
Jun 15, 2020
Be Like Mike: What Founders Can Learn from The Last Dance
Be Like Mike: What Founders Can Learn from The Last Dance
ESPN’s new series The Last Dance is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at Michael Jordan’s sixth and final championship run in 1998…
David Sacks
May 6, 2020
The Original Apocalypse:
The Original Apocalypse:
5 Lessons from the Dot-Com Crash
Jeff Fluhr
Apr 29, 2020
The Burn Multiple
The Burn Multiple
How Startups Should Think About Capital Efficiency
David Sacks
Apr 23, 2020
Masks Should Be the Law
Masks Should Be the Law
If you’re willing to quarantine America, why wouldn’t you try masks?
David Sacks
Apr 10, 2020
Happy Talk versus Hard Talk
Happy Talk versus Hard Talk
On Friday President Trump declared a national emergency. The market shot up 10% in a relief rally. Why would people be relieved that there…
David Sacks
Mar 14, 2020
Why We Invested in Sourcegraph
Why We Invested in Sourcegraph
Today Craft Ventures is excited to announce that we are leading the $23 million Series B in Sourcegraph and I will be joining the board…
David Sacks
Mar 3, 2020
BlitzFail: How Not to Go Off the Rails
BlitzFail: How Not to Go Off the Rails
Every year, the tech ecosystem witnesses once-promising startups go off the rails. The speed with which a unicorn can go from hot startup…
David Sacks
Feb 26, 2020
Why we invested in Lightning Labs
Why we invested in Lightning Labs
Craft’s support of Lightning Labs is an expression of three things: our belief in bitcoin, the Lightning Network, and the Lightning Labs…
Brian Murray
Feb 5, 2020
Enterprises vs SMBs: Who’s the Better Customer for B2B SaaS Startups?
Enterprises vs SMBs: Who’s the Better Customer for B2B SaaS Startups?
One of the first decisions that a B2B SaaS startup has to make is who its initial customer is going to be. Does the startup go after small…
David Sacks
Jan 21, 2020
The Wilderness Period
The Wilderness Period
Can Your SaaS Startup Cross the Penny Gap?
David Sacks
Dec 23, 2019
The One Who Defines the Category Wins the Category
The One Who Defines the Category Wins the Category
How SaaS founders can create category leadership.
David Sacks
Dec 16, 2019
Freemium vs Free Trial: Which is Better for SaaS Startups?
Freemium vs Free Trial: Which is Better for SaaS Startups?
“Free” strategies have become an essential part of the winning formula for SaaS startups. But which model is better — Freemium or Free…
David Sacks
Dec 9, 2019
The Sharp Startup: When PayPal Found Product-Market Fit
Reflections on the 20th anniversary of a $100+ billion product
David Sacks
Nov 11, 2019
The Gross Margin Problem: Lessons for Tech-Enabled Startups
The Gross Margin Problem: Lessons for Tech-Enabled Startups
The topic du jour in tech right now is the sudden reappraisal of some high-flying startups based on unit economics / gross margins (e.g…
David Sacks
Oct 28, 2019
Announcing Craft II: $500 Million for Founders Backing Founders
Announcing Craft II: $500 Million for Founders Backing Founders
By David Sacks, bill lee, Jeff Fluhr, Sky Dayton
David Sacks
Oct 15, 2019
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