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What startups can learn from Amazon’s cash machine

What startups can learn from Amazon’s cash machine

I originally published this post in my weekly-ish newsletter “Drinking from the Firehose.” Sign up here to receive columns like this (and…
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Alex Taussig
Our Investment In People.ai

Our Investment In People.ai

In the last 10 years, the world of sales has changed dramatically. Every aspect of a sales rep’s daily workflow has been augmented with…
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Nakul Mandan
GovTech, revamped.

GovTech, revamped.

Big government is not the most popular subject in Silicon Valley, especially when it comes to software. Startups and investors have…
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Ansaf Kareem
Doubling Down On Our Investment In Gainsight.

Doubling Down On Our Investment In Gainsight.

Earlier this week, Gainsight announced its most recent financing — a $52m round led by Lightspeed. We first invested in Gainsight in their…
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Nakul Mandan
Meet the founder behind Rubrik, one of Lightspeed’s biggest investments to date.

Meet the founder behind Rubrik, one of Lightspeed’s biggest investments to date.

Doubling down — our investment in Rubrik
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Ravi Mhatre
These CIOs hear pitches every day; here’s what makes them listen

These CIOs hear pitches every day; here’s what makes them listen

When you’re selling technology to enterprises, the CIO’s sign-off is almost always required before you can close the deal. And where buying…
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Saqib E. Awan
Launching Zola Weddings

Launching Zola Weddings

When I first met shan-lyn ma, CEO and co-founder of Zola, we spent a lot of time discussing the wedding planning process. The average…
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Alex Taussig
Let’s put this myth about MBAs to bed.

Let’s put this myth about MBAs to bed.

Silicon Valley has created a myth around MBAs. The myth is…well, Google autocomplete pretty much sums it up:
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Alex Taussig
Spaghetti graphs — a better solution for measuring customer engagement.

Spaghetti graphs — a better solution for measuring customer engagement.

Last June, I explained why repeat rate is a vanity metric, but I neglected to offer a better solution for measuring continued customer…
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Alex Taussig
Apple is doomed…or, is it?

Apple is doomed…or, is it?

Since Apple’s visionary founder/CEO Steve Jobs died 5 years ago, you’ve heard the phrase “Apple is doomed” uttered with increasing…
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Alex Taussig
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