This is HUGE - EU proposes ban on straws and other single-use plastics bbc.com/news/business-…

Seed = finding product-market fit Series A = figuring out distribution Series B = building the organization Our most recent Version One Ventures blog post on what founders should focus on at each stage of their startup’s journey. versionone.vc/so-you-just-ra…

35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here is what he wrote thestar.com/news/world/201… przez @torontostar

The Beautiful Mind-Bending of Stanislaw Lem newyorker.com/culture/cultur…

I loved my conversation w/ David Sacks on VC conviction at #UpfrontSummit As an early investor in Facebook, Airbnb, Slack, Space X, David can teach a master class on the topic Full audio conversation below (tech trends, boards, go to market strategy) soundcloud.com/upfrontvc/davi…

When getting ready to pitch VCs, founders often jump right into assembling a slide deck. I think this is a mistake. I’d suggest that you start by writing twenty headlines that sum up your startup, and only then build the slides. Here’s why: 1/11

As All Raise said, *that* is what a 🦄 looks like. Huge congratulations to Emily Weiss and the entire team Sponge Bob on today’s $100 million Series D announcement. Incredible moment for the #FemaleFounders building the companies of tomorrow. techcrunch.com/2019/03/19/glo…

Startups post-product-market-fit are literally money machines: You give them $X and their revenue goes up by a multiple of X, thereby making the market value of the company go up. Great startups provide returns to investors by consistently outrunning dilution by generating value.

"How to Map Out Your Startup’s Growth Channels – Initialized Capital" via Initialized Capital buff.ly/2TkAHZ7

Best predictor of success: Innate ability to allocate time properly.

The Future of the Unicorn Startup Is Female wework.com/creator/founde…

👏🏽"Don't Wait" - joanne wilson via Spero Ventures link.medium.com/k1Q7aSIfDV

If you're a founder who is curious about what corporate venture capital is all about, take a look at this primer. medium.com/@lolitataub/he…

👩Issue No. 80 – Meet the top women investors of the #Midas List in 2019; Elvie raises $42M; Customer success and best practices on how to scale that team; Alternatives to #VC funding; A list of 4,500 female-founded European startups Dealroom.co mailchi.mp/femstreet.com/…

Europe has: 💻More engineers than the US 🌍World leadership in fintech & deep tech 💰3x increase in investment by US VCs in past 5 yrs 🦄16x increase in unicorns from last decade to this one What startups are (or could be) #builtbetterineurope? ow.ly/dzxH50uCydZ

US VC investment in female founders hits all-time high – TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2019/12/09/us-…

VC assumption - more capital accelerates best companies to greater success. Unfortunately, the data says otherwise techcrunch.com/2016/10/15/ove…

My investment criteria.

China Now Has the Most Valuable AI Startup in the World bit.ly/2JtYNgi

Venture-capital funding from Asia nearly matches that from the U.S., and is gaining fast, a WSJ analysis shows. wsj.com/articles/silic… via The Wall Street Journal