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
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Aileen Lee on hiring Ted Wang and making VC more “human”
“Great entrepreneurs are always happy never satisfied.”
By
Sarah Lacy
, written on From the Venture Capital desk
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No shock: Venture capital didn’t crash in 2016. Here’s why many insiders wish it would.
The dark side of unfettered success and “what the data tells us.”
By
Sarah Lacy
, written on From the Venture Capital desk
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The death of network effects and the sad return of the VC kingmaker
You get what you pay for: The real reason power has swung back to VCs in 2016.
By
Sarah Lacy
, written on From the Venture Capital desk
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Careful what you wish for: The danger in corporate VCs leading deals
We are getting way too reliant on an investor base with different incentives.
By
Sarah Lacy
, written on From the Venture Capital desk
