The Venture Capital Desk
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Pro Tip VCs: $15m to a de-risked business isn’t a Series A
Remember when “early stage investors” took risk?
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Sarah Lacy
, written on From the Venture Capital desk
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Another VC quarter that makes no economic sense thanks to robots, Softbank, and the pursuit of masculinity through valuation
The ride that refuses to come to a stop.
By
Sarah Lacy
, written on From the Venture Capital desk
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As IPOs flounder and gender wars flare, VC mega deals approach 2015’s frothy levels. This is fine
We all know this will end in tears, it’s just a matter of how long late stage investors can delay it.
By
Sarah Lacy
, written on From the Venture Capital desk
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Y Combinator's Sam Altman goes full-on Donald Trump, makes astonishing threat against Pando/Sarah Lacy
The Donald Trump of Venture Capitalists.
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Paul Bradley Carr
, written on From the Venture Capital desk
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Don’t let the macro numbers fool you: Seed investing is in an absolute funk. And with good reason
The difference in “the venture industry” and the venture industry.
By
Sarah Lacy
, written on From the Venture Capital desk
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How the cult of the founder turned into a divine right to be an asshole
When Y-Combinator is advocating for more board oversight… you know it’s about to get a whole lot worse
By
Sarah Lacy
, written on From the Venture Capital desk
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WeWork deal makes Groupon look un-greedy
Well, WeWork has proved us right.
By
Sarah Lacy
, written on From the Venture Capital desk
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Silicon Valley has always been an echo chamber. So why is it suddenly so bad at predicting consumer Internet winners?
Hint: Look at the denominator.
By
Sarah Lacy
, written on From the Venture Capital desk
