1. Build the product 2. Sell/market the product Resist everything else, it doesn't move the needle.

Investment #6 as an a16z scout in motion. Decision time: 0 hours (again!). Still going through 400+ pitches in my DMs. I only schedule calls when I’m really interested, so I don’t waste founders’ time. Because that's what I wanted from investors as a founder. Pitch me more!!

I see so many first time founders giving up too soon.  The biggest mistake a founder can make is giving up too soon.

Vilnius-based CBRX raises €540K pre-seed to expand AI-driven cybersecurity services across Europe newnex.io/feed/vilnius-b… Viktorija Trimbel

Corintis raises $24 million in Series A to scale liquid chip-cooling production newnex.io/feed/corintis-… BlueYard Capital chad fowler Ciarán O'Leary DavidByrd Tim Robinson Acequia Capital Leif Danielsen

I just subscribed to revolut Metal for a third of the price of my Financial Times subscription. The plan includes a Financial Times subscription plus like 20 other things. Insane value-add. Not sure what's in it for the FT.

Tide (UK) raises $120 million at $1.5 billion valuation to accelerate international expansion and AI. newnex.io/feed/tide-uk-r… Dr. Oliver Prill Apax Digital TPG Morgan Stanley

Orbio raises €6.5M to expand AI HR platform newnex.io/feed/orbio-rai… Sergi Bastardas Antonio Mele Visionaries Plus Partners Enrique Linares Enzo Ventures @

Just for testing validation, yesterday we gave a totally raw and unpolished Elevn private demo to a SF investor. And here’s the response today. We’re building something mad but insanely powerful.

A VC firm says it fired all its analysts and is using AI to help run deals for its new $75M fund San Francisco-based venture capital firm DVC has developed proprietary AI agents that automate core venture workflows, including sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio monitoring

If you’re building something new, I’d love to meet you. On Oct 21 I’m hosted a dinner for preseed founders with Flex Capital We have a few spots left. DM me!

The smart move for founders isn't to raise venture capital, it's to build to a few million in revenue, and get acquired for a life changing amount.

Congrats all! Hot takes: 1) Pre-ChatGPT unicorn is hard, even for key data infra 2) RIP, modern data stack (2016-2025) 3) More consolidation needed - buy Sigma next? What happens to Confluent etc. 4) What happens to open source co when bought by closed source co?

Is Per Seat Pricing Dead in a World of AI: "There are two logical replacements: 1. Value-based pricing. 2. Consumption-based pricing. Talk to customers about consumption based pricing. They do not love it. The problem with value based pricing is customer and vendor have

Goldman Sachs to Acquire Industry Ventures in $965 Million Deal newnex.io/feed/goldman-s… Goldman Sachs #venturecapital

Goldman Sachs’ acquisition of $7 billion AUM Industry Ventures marks a structural shift in private markets. -Public markets are increasingly concentrated - the top 10 stocks is about 37% of the S&P 500 - Companies are staying private longer - there are around 1,200 U.S.

SymTerra raises £1.1M from industry leaders to close the infrastructure communication gap newnex.io/feed/symterra-… SymTerra

Airbound has closed an $8.65 million seed funding round led by Lachy Groom newnex.io/feed/airbound-…

The Future of Money: How Stablecoins, CBDCs and Digital Banking Are Redefining the Financial System newnex.io/blogs/asset-ma… #stablecoins #cbdc #digitalbank #coins #blockchain #crypto

Congrats - Starship Technologies raises 50 million round led by Plural VC Plural VC Starship Technologies #venturecapital #robotics #deliveries #lastmile newnex.io/feed/starship-…