The book about everything you wanted to know about startup studios, a.k.a. venture builders, startup factories foundries… And how you can build one.
Just minutes after putting the Startup Studio Playbook on Product Hunt, I was mesmerized…
From 4th October through 22nd November 2016
Welcome to issue #16 of my newsletter covering news in AI. If anything piques your interest or you’d like to share a piece that’s caught your eye that I missed, just hit…
This post aims to dig a bit deeper into my investment thesis and the real reasons behind focusing on specific topics.
Here’s a reminder from a previous post: high criticality / high expertise / No NiceToHave
Picture this: You raised a million in seed. It has been two years. You have traction but not that level that you anticipated. You have to raise Series A. There are some nods, nothing in paper. You will run out of cash in 3–4 months. The team will rebel. Some of them have…
My own startup (it was a small business that only turned into a startup once I realised the difference between the two) sold back office outsourcing services (specifically, 3rd party claims administration) to enterprise clients.
I recently came across an intriguing piece of research discussed in the book Thinking, fast and slow written by Daniel Kahneman (The book BTW is a masterclass in behavior analysis).
Say the word “healthcare” to most Americans these days, and a wave of anxiety immediately rushes over them. It’s no wonder: We find ourselves in the midst of an era of rapidly…
Primary’s Latest Investment in Kang Health: Applying the Network Effect to Consumer Health
-Originally published by Byron Ling, Principal at Primary Venture Partners
Say the word “healthcare” to most Americans these days, and a wave of anxiety immediately rushes over them. It’s no wonder: We find…
My last two blogs reviewed the research behind the number of women in business leadership and…
Cartographers in a Land of Mystery
Yesterday, I got my first “no thank you” from a candidate we’ve been working hard to recruit. It’s never fun to hear those words. Everyone building a startup seeks to build a team of bright, hard-working “A” players. But this…
The Equidam Weekly is a curated collection of readings delivered weekly to bring you the most informative articles on growth companies, early stage funding and generally on how to build…
Over the last few months, funding in the startup eco-system has slowed down, especially for Series B and beyond. It is estimated that about…
Competition for capital remains fierce, with potential LPs more rigorous in their due diligence and more cautious than they have been in years. A sterling track record, a stable team and a differentiated…
You’ve been working so hard on your company over the past several months and you just know that all the progress will be appealing to investors, but how do you pitch it to them? Pitching is one of the most important steps in raising outside capital…
