Stratechery
The Idea Adoption Curve
11+ min · · Mapping the technology adoption curve to ideas gives insights as to which business models work on which parts of the addressable market. · Shared by 450, including davidabrock, Thomas Billeter, Pascal Sulser, Jonathan Kogan, Tom Connor, Scott Monty, Konrad Weber, T. Greer, Ben Thompson, Esther Schindler, 💥💥 Larson Reever🇺🇸, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Nir Eyal, Kyle Chayka, ⛓ José Luis Núñez ⛓, Gabriele, Keerthi G
medium.com
The Burn Multiple
9 min · · How Startups Should Think About Capital Efficiency · Shared by 206, including Mark Roberge, Elad Gil, Bilal Zuberi, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Jeff Richards, Semil, Sachin Rekhi, Shervin 🚀 ∞ 🚄, Danielle Fong 🙋🏻♀️, David Frankel, Dez S. Papp, Vinny Lingham, Thomas Billeter, Ryan Hoover, 🎆 🌸 Samuel Hulick 🌸 🌄, Keith Rabois, mdy, Dave Kellogg, Sarah Tavel
Sam Altman
How To Invest In Startups
11+ min · · 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... · Shared by 229, including René Pfitzner, Mark Kaigwa, Howard Getson, Jeff Chang, Andreas Brenner, Francesco Corea, Taylor Pearson, Julien Bilger, Thomas Billeter, Kunal Bhatia, Jimmy Song (송재준), Alexia Bonatsos, Dan Martell, kp
TechCrunch
2019’s 10 defining moments in venture capital
5 min · · Every year, the tech industry experiences moments that serve as guideposts for future entrepreneurs and investors looking to profit from the wisdom of the past. In 2017, Susan Fowler published her… · Shared by 42, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Thomas Billeter, Prof. Arun Kumar वाघचौरे, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
leowid.com
I coached 101 CEOs, founders, VCs and other executives in 2019: These are the biggest takeaways
14+ min · · I went through my calendar recently to count all the clients I worked with in 2019 as part of my … · Shared by 280, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Oliver Raduner, Jonathan Kogan, Thomas Power, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Stan Chollet, Mario Clemente, Thomas Billeter, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Peter Steinberger, Mark Kaigwa, René Pfitzner, Sachin Rekhi, William (Bill) Kennedy
AngelList
Q&A With AngelList Co-founder Naval Ravikant
7 min · · We held our fourth annual AngelList Confidential conference this September in San Francisco. The day concluded with a fireside chat with Naval. Check out this recap · Shared by 22, including Thomas Billeter, Naval
NFX
16 Non-Obvious Fundraising Lessons On Pitching
12+ min · · Non-obvious lessons about pitching learned from James Currier's many years of being a 4-time founder/CEO and an investor in over 100 companies. · Shared by 88, including Tamara Perez, Mark Kaigwa, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Thomas Billeter, Adrian🇨🇭, Michael Weibel
unawaz.github.io
20,000 Startup Ideas
· Shared by 96, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Brian, Thomas Billeter, Damir Kusar, Marc Zenger
First Round
The Founder Dating Playbook – Here’s the Process I Used to Find My Co-Founder
20+ min · · Looking for startup ideas and trying to find a co-founder? Use this founder dating process and ask these 50 questions. · Shared by 102, including Phin Barnes, Philip Stehlik, Quim, Tom Connor, Flavio Rump, JD Prater, Thomas Billeter, Josh Kopelman, Eithiriel DeMeré 🏴🥀🏳️🌈
Entrepreneur
Hold That Door! 7 Rules for an Elevator Pitch.
2 min · · Make the most of precious moments with a captive audience. · Shared by 25, including Thomas Billeter, Ron McIntyre, Real Marsha Wright®
quora.com
I'm a VC, and These Are the Top 5 Things I Look for When I Invest
1 min · · Does the founding team know the market? · Shared by 70, including dunschtig, Thomas Billeter, Real Marsha Wright®, Thomas Power
Harvard Business Review
6 Questions to Ask Before Launching a Moon Shot Project
5 min · · It helps to have a charismatic sponsor. · Shared by 39, including davidabrock, Gerrit Eicker, Tom Connor, Chris Schultz✌️ & ❤️, Thomas Billeter
Product Hunt 😸
The 3 Biggest Conversion Killers on Your Startup's Homepage
7 min · · ...and how you can avoid them. · Shared by 117, including Thomas Pleil, Gerrit Eicker, Nir Eyal, Hugo Londoño, Thomas Billeter, Aaron Orendorff, Mark Kaigwa, Oliver Raduner
alejandrocremades.com
Silicon Valley Legend Creates Pitch Deck Template For Entrepreneurs
7 min · · When it comes to investing in startups his most popular investment to date was the angel investment he made into Facebook. His initial investment of $500K was worth over $1B upon the company going… · Shared by 17, including Matt Shaffer, Thomas Billeter, Linus Basig
medium.com
Peak California
12+ min · · California is hard to beat. There are richer places with worse weather, there are (a few) nicer climates with worse economies, but it’s… · Shared by 55, including Steven Sinofsky, M.G. Siegler, anildash.com, ron boger, Thomas Billeter, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Liza Sperling, Dominic Grzbielok
Product Hunt 😸
Growth Hacking Learned in Silicon Valley
· This ebook offers a peek behind the curtain of Silicon Valley's growth engine. See what your business can learn in terms of 🎎Culture 🔬Experiments 📚Analytics 💡Behavioral Economics 💥Distribution &… · Shared by 20, including Thomas Billeter