9 Best Articles in 2021
CB Insights
Blockchain Investment Trends In Review
CB Insights
~15 min read · From 2017 · A data-driven deep dive on the evolution of the blockchain landscape — and how VCs, token sales, and consortia are shaping its future.
Sam Altman
How To Invest In Startups
Sam Altman
~11 min read · 2020-01-13 · There is a lot of advice about how to be a good startup founder. But there isn’t very much about how to be a good startup investor. Before going any further, I should point out that this is a...
Harvard Business Review
What If Companies Managed People as Carefully as They Manage Money?
Harvard Business Review
6 min read · From 2017 · Make investments and monitor their performance.
investmentcalculator.io
Investment Calculator
investmentcalculator.io
3 min read · From 2018 · A beautifully simple calculator to help you calculate the potential value of your retirement investments and visualize their growth. Based on your inputs, we also make suggestions on how to increase…
Mark Suster
How to Talk About Valuation When a VC Asks
Mark Suster
10 min read · From 2018 · One of the hardest things about the fund-raising process for entrepreneurs is that you’re trying to raise money from people who have…
Fast Company
The Most Important Tech Trends Of 2018, According To Top VCs
Fast Company
8 min read · From 2018 · From saving energy to helping humans help machines, this year’s investments will try to help startups make more progress in areas that already matter.
WIRED
DeepMind's Losses and the Future of Artificial Intelligence
WIRED
6 min read · 2019-08-14 · Alphabet’s DeepMind unit, conqueror of Go and other games, is losing lots of money. Continued deficits could imperil investments in AI.
medium.com
Venture Investments Are Not Bets
medium.com
2 min read · From 2017 · Countless times over the last decade, I’ve heard other venture investors refer to their investments as “bets.”
Andrew Chen 🇺🇸
The Power User Curve: The best way to understand your most engaged users
Andrew Chen 🇺🇸
7 min read · From 2018 · [Today we have an essay on one of the common frameworks we use to analyze investments at Andreessen Horowitz: The Power User Curve. I worked closely with Li Jin, a partner on the investing team, to…
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McKinsey & Company
Mobility investments in the next normal
McKinsey & Company
Mar 5th · A new survey looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer sentiment, which could influence future mobility investments.
CNBC
How Salesforce became Silicon Valley's best late-stage tech investor
CNBC
6 min read · Mar 6th · Salesforce reported a $2.2 billion gain in 2020 from strategic investments, after the IPOs of Snowflake and nCino.
The Economist Data Team
Young people stand to make dismal returns on their investments
The Economist Data Team
2 min read · Mar 16th · All the more reason for Generation Z to invest wisely, argue the authors of a new report
VICE
Fossil Fuels Are Wildly More Expensive Than Previously Thought, Study Says
VICE
6 min read · Mar 11th · Overinflated fossil fuel investments might be a ‘worthless’ bubble waiting to trigger the next crash, while renewables seem more appealing than ever.
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Recode
Reddit raised $200 million in funding and is now valued at $1.8 billion
Recode
6 min read · From 2017 · It’s going on a hiring spree and redesigning its website.
The New York Times
Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments
The New York Times
~13 min read · From 2017 · Leaked files show that a state-controlled bank in Moscow helped to fuel Yuri Milner’s ascent in Silicon Valley, where the Russia investigation has put tech companies under scrutiny.
Axios
SoftBank keeps walking away from startup investments
Axios
2020-01-06 · It keeps bailing on deals, leaving companies in the lurch.
medium.com
The Beginning of Uber
medium.com
From 2017 · Since we just passed the ninth anniversary of the idea of Uber (originally UberCab, in Aug 2008), I thought it would be interesting to…
Science Magazine
Scientifically assess impacts of sustainable investments
Science Magazine
1 min read · 2019-10-01 · The practice of selecting and managing financial assets based on their social and environmental performance is undergoing rapid growth and fundamental change. Investors are increasingly pressed by…
TechCrunch
Where VCs are looking for voice startup investments
TechCrunch
3 min read · 2019-11-04 · Led by Amazon’s Alexa, smart speakers’ install base is expected to reach 200 million units worldwide by 2020. A quarter of Americans over the age of 12 own a smart speaker, and the majority of those…
The Guardian
Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner associate
The Guardian
~13 min read · From 2017 · Institutions with close links to Kremlin financed stakes through business associate of Trump’s son-in-law, leaked files reveal
OECD Publications
Financial Education, Savings and Investments: An Overview
OECD Publications
1 min read · From 2013 · Financial Education, Savings and Investments Savings and investments by individuals are important both for personal financial well-being and for economic growth. Many governments try to encourage…
Marker by Medium
What 15 Years of Y Combinator Investments Can Teach Us About Startups
Marker by Medium
7 min read · 2020-01-06 · What is YC choosing to invest in, and why?
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