I could feel Karen’s* excitement over the phone: “It’s set for next week! We’re meeting at Philz for coffee! We’ve been trying to get this meeting for months! Do we need to freshen up the deck?… Wait! What do you think he’s going to ask?” she blurted. *not her real...
Andréa Koval spent seven years in San Francisco working in the VC and startup scene. Her frustrations with the glaring inequity between men and women when it comes to startup funding led her to launch something of a social art project/public prank. I’d like to...
Ellie Cachette, General Partner at Cachette Capital, purports that Europe’s VC ecosystem was never at the bottom, it was just busy building the next ladder. Europe Shows Up (2007–2010)In 2007, I distinctly remember sitting in a converted American dinner in...
If you are young, first start a company, says Josh Felser of Freestyle Capital. By Josh Felser (Founder, Freestyle Capital) This post originally appeared on Medium. Photo Credit: Gary Larson, Far Side …at least not yet. I was at Duke interviewing students for a...
Monthly valuations… bad idea? By Arianna Simpson (Early Stage Investor) This post originally appeared on Medium. Are the price tags on the billion dollar babies justified? Is the entire tech industry overvalued? Is 2016 the year where it all comes crashing down? The...