Business Insideradded this to StrategyInvesting The founder of a $1.7 billion startup shares the one slide every pitch deck needs to succeedBusiness Insider - Sherin ShibuPitch decks are the heart of startup fundraising. When done right, these decks can draw in millions of dollars of funding. Henry Ward, founder and CEO of Carta, a company that helps with equity and ownership
Fortuneadded this to FinanceFinance Why Andreessen Horowitz Is Investing in a Newsletter Publishing Platform: Term SheetFortune - Polina Marinova Venture capitalists have an appetite for the world’s oldest social media network: email. Newsletter publishing platform Substack raised $15.3 million …
Axiosadded this to BusinessBusiness Substack raises funds to fuel newsletter boomAxios - Kia Kokalitcheva Substack, a three-person San Francisco startup that lets users create newsletters and charge their readers, has raised $15.3 million in new funding …
Crunchbase Newsadded this to Crunchbase NewsPatreon Patreon And Substack Raise Millions To Create Marketplaces For Digital...crunchbase.com - Holden Page Making money as an independent writer, videographer, podcaster—or just a creator of any sort—is notoriously difficult to do. Even if a creator has a …
Print Media Substacka16z.com - Andrew Chen Reading — and especially writing — was once a privilege of the elite. In the medieval ages, the ability to create and distribute books was in the …
FortuneAirbnb From ‘Worst Nightmare’ to Backer: How These VCs Were Won Over by AirbnbFortune - Lucinda Shen Opening up your personal home to complete strangers sounded like a home run—in the annals of horrible startup ideas. At least, that was Sequoia …
Fortuneadded this to TechTech Industry Andreessen Horowitz Leads $15.3 Million Funding Round in Newsletter Publishing Platform SubstackFortune - Polina Marinova Venture capitalists have an appetite for the world’s oldest social media network: email. Newsletter publishing platform Substack raised $15.3 million …
Bloombergadded this to BloombergAsymmetry Asymmetry and the Venture CapitalistBloomberg - Barry Ritholtz The venture-capital business is one marked by a fundamental asymmetry, says Scott Kupor, managing partner at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz and this …
MediaPostadded this to Email MarketingFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEmail Marketing Substack Raises $15M To Grow Newsletter Subscription Businessmediapost.com - Gavin O'Malley Substack just raised about $15 million to grow its newsletter subscription business. More significant than the sum is the chief investor in the …
TechCrunchStartups Newsletter platform Substack raises $15.3M round led by a16zTechCrunch - Anthony HaAndreessen Horowitz is betting that there’s still a big opportunity in newsletters — the venture capital firm is leading a $15.3 million Series A in Substack. To be clear, although Substack started out
CNBCadded this to FinanceCredit Karma Venture giant Andreessen Horowitz doubles down on fintech with newest hire from Credit KarmaCNBC - Kate Rooney Venture capital firm Andresseen Horowitz is gearing up to increase its bets in financial technology. The Menlo Park, California-based firm said it's …
BloombergBloomberg Terminal Scott Kupor Discusses Technology Startups (Podcast)Bloomberg Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz where he is responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. He has been with the …
The Economistadded this to BusinessKeyboard Shortcuts Superhuman tries to reinvent emailThe Economist The service plays on two of Silicon Valley’s biggest desires: for efficiency and status EVEN FUTURE-OBSESSED Silicon Valley occasionally looks back in …
Fortuneadded this to FinanceFinance Andreessen Horowitz Hires Anish Acharya as a General Partner With Focus on Fintech: Term SheetFortune - Polina Marinova Andreessen Horowitz just appointed its 16th general partner. Anish Acharya will join the venture capital firm as a general partner focused on fintech …
PPeak Bggradded this to Biotech InvestingDistributed Systems Invitae to acquire Jungla for $50MSeeking Alpha - Douglas W. House Invitae (NYSE:NVTA) has agreed to acquire privately held, Andreessen Horowitz-funded Jungla, a developer of a cloud-based platform that combines …
Business Insideradded this to StrategyWebinars LIVE WEBINAR: Henry Ward, CEO of the billion-dollar startup Carta, on perfecting the pitch deckBusiness InsiderOur webinar with Henry Ward, the founder and CEO of $1.7 billion startup Carta, is live right now! Carta is on a mission to modernize how stock options and early-stage investment is done. In conversation
ForbesAnchorage, AK Is Facebook Forming A Crypto Mafia as Libra Foundation Members Boost Each Other's Businesses?Forbes - Darryn Pollockraised $40 million in Series B funding. The funding was lead by Blockchain Capital, as well as with participation from Visa. While it is noteworthy that payment network giant Visa is investing in a young
Doug Sandlinadded this to Blockchain UnboundAnchorage, AK Visa Makes Its Second Investment into a Crypto Startupinvesting.com Global payment giant Visa (NYSE:V) has recorded its second investment in a crypto project by leading a $40 million funding round of Anchorage …
TechCrunchAnchorage, AK Visa funds $40M for no-password crypto vault AnchorageTechCrunch - Josh ConstineVisa and Andreessen Horowitz are betting even bigger on cryptocurrency, funding a big round for fellow Facebook Libra Association member Anchorage’s omnimetric blockchain security system. Instead of using
John Santosadded this to CryptoAnchorage, AK Visa Invests in a Crypto Company For the Second Time - The Bitcoin Newsthebitcoinnews.com - coindoo According to a recent report, global payment giant– Visa, has made its second investment in a crypto initiative by leading a $40 million funding …
Doug Sandlinadded this to Technology UnboundRay Dalio Success Insider: Carta pitch deck webinar, plus going freelanceBusiness Insider - Drake BaerWelcome back to Success Insider, where we map out how to acquire wealth and status — and what it does to you when you get it. We have a special announcement for this week: our very first webinar is on
IPOs Beyond the Opening Bell: What Do (and Don’t) IPOs Tell Us about Companies?a16z.com - Scott Kupor Those of us obsessed with the stock market — or even just our retirement funds — often tune in to watch a parade of characters standing behind a …
Marc Andreessen a16z Podcast: Beyond Software, to Talent and Culturesoundcloud.com with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz), and Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen) Continuing our 10-year anniversary series since the founding …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEntrepreneurship On Tech and Entrepreneurs: Conversations with Ben and Marc Over 10 Years of a16za16z.com - a16z Editorial As of this past month, it’s been 10 years since the founding of Andreessen Horowitz — aka the numeronym “a16z” — so we’re resurfacing some of our …
Bloombergadded this to BloombergEconomics Revisiting the ‘Capital Ideas’ That Took Wall Street By StormBloomberg - Barry Ritholtz Does world finance rest on faulty foundations? Models developed in academia in the 1950s and 1960s have come to dominate the way that bankers and …
Business InsiderMedicare Devoted Health's Pitch Deck | Business Insider PrimeBusiness Insider - Business Insider PrimeDevoted Health wants to change the way the U.S. takes care of its senior citizens, and it has big plans in its first five years to do just that. The startup, which has been gathering lots of buzz in the
BBill Fulkersonadded this to Programming & Statistical MethodsInternet of Things Computing At The Edge: Why IoT Requires Decentralizationcryptobriefing.com The Internet of Things (IoT) is the interconnection of devices without human involvement. It is a surging area of growth in IT, and is likely to grow …
Doug Sandlinadded this to Technology UnboundVenture Capital Scott Kupor on venture capital and how to get it: A long-read Q&Aaei.org Does America need venture capital to achieve high rates of economic growth? How can budding start-ups get it? And what do the big tech firms of the …
The GuardianJane Austen Matt Haig: 'Jane Austen versus the Brontës is like Oasis v Blur' | Books | The GuardianThe GuardianMatt Haig: ‘Jane Austen versus the Brontës is like Oasis v Blur’ The novelist on why The Lord of the Rings is overrated and why he thinks Cosmos by Carl Sagan is ‘lovely’ The book I am currently reading
colinslomanadded this to Workforce of the FutureFacebook British 22-year-old's 'robot lawyer' app raises $4.6m from Facebook backersThe Telegraph - By James TitcombA 22-year-old British entrepreneur has secured $4.6m (£3.7m) from the early backers of Facebook for a “robot lawyer” app that fights parking tickets, bank fees and unfair charges. DoNotPay, which was by
