The Best Articles in Venture Capital
The most useful articles and videos in Venture Capital from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Venture Capital Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Venture Capital by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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Peter Thiel : Technology Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist
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Sell-to-yourself is on the rise, but who gets the best deal?
Private equity is all about buying companies and selling them on. But as the FT’s Kaye Wiggins explains, with the economy struggling, private equity groups a...
The New Gatekeepers
For two decades, Benedict Evans has been cutting through the noise to figure out what’s really unfolding in the tech industry. The highlight of his work has ...
Series A terms you should ALWAYS negotiate
By the time you get to the A round, you probably feel that you have your business under control. It's time to get a huge investment and turn your growth into...
E120: Banking crisis and the great VC reset
(0:00) Bestie intro!(1:35) Recapping the events of the past week(5:39) Understanding the banking crisis(32:55) Solving the global debt problem, righting the ...
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How To Invest In Startups
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...
How to Build a Startup & Understanding Venture Capital — Both Sides of the Table
Many first-time founders seek advice when thinking about what ideas would be great for a startup company and receive the wrong advice that…
Trending
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Andreessen Horowitz saw the future — but did the future leave it behind?
Disruptors, disrupted
How Saudi money returned to Silicon Valley
All the ways Saudi Arabia’s cash powers tech startups and venture capital.
Burning Bad: Cash burn, cash runway and valuation
Cash burn, cash runway and valuation
The Pitch | Top Fundraising Lessons from SaaS Founders
As a host of my own podcast where I interview SaaS founders, I have had the privilege of tapping into the wealth of knowledge and experience founders possess when it comes to SaaS fundraising. I ask…
Return-on-Coaching for Venture-Backed Founders
Unleashing our secret weapon: a coach-in-residence
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Venture Capital—all under 10 minutes.
What I Learned Reading 1,000 Investor Reports
Mar 1, 2023 SHARE ↓ I read 1,000 investor reports last year. It’s part of my job. Along the way I’ve learned a few things I’d like to share — from the very basics to some that may surprise you. Why…
The Index Mindset
To index or not to index, that is the question.
The Rise of the Silicon Valley Small Business
What you need to know about the next big startup archetype.
Investor Updates in Tough Times: A Guide for Founders
Learn the best practices for communicating with investors during tough times in this guide. Avoid common mistakes and develop a solid investor update template that includes data and key asks.
The Ugly Lessons of Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse
Notoriously smart risk-takers missed a huge threat under their own noses, while avowed libertarians begged for government help.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Venture Capital.
Who Owns the Generative AI Platform?
Generative AI will have a massive impact in the software industry and beyond. The goal of this post is to map out the market dynamics and business models.
«So far, we’ve had a hard time finding structural defensibility anywhere in the stack, outside of traditional moats for incumbents.»
The Wisdom of Patrick Collison
A newsletter for the ambitious. Learn from the world's best founders through deep dives sent every Sunday.
From BigCo to Startup: 20 Tips for Evaluating Early-Stage Companies & Making the Leap
Considering moving from BigCo to startup? We crowdsourced a tactical guide for first-time startup job-seekers on how to evaluate career opportunities at early-stage companies.
Big Ideas in Tech for 2023: An a16z Omnibus
From entertainment franchise games to the precision delivery of medicines, the a16z team highlights over 40 builder-worthy pursuits for the coming year.
The Complete Guide to Running an M&A Process as a Founder
As a repeat founder, Daniel Debow has successfully sold three different startups. He reveals his no-nonsense playbook for other startup founders on how to run an M&A process from top to bottom.
Podcasts
On the go? Listen to these Podcasts and audio in Venture Capital.
Reid Hoffman | Crisis Management
A re-broadcast of our episode featuring Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman in conversation with his Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh. In this episode (originally recorded in May 2022), Hoffman and
Thought Leaders
We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Venture Capital, including:
Ryan Hoover
Founder of @ProductHunt. Investor at @WeekendFund. Writing about fun(d) stuff at http://signatureblock.co with @vedikaja_in. Say hi! 👋🏼
Sam Altman
@OpenAI
Mark Suster
2x entrepreneur. Sold both companies (last to @salesforce). Now @UpfrontVC looking to invest in passionate entrepreneurs.
OM
Partner emeritus @Trueventures I was a reporter once. I write about tech @ http://om.co My Tumblr: http://Om.blog. Subscribe to my FREE Newsletter: http://om.co/newsletters/
Bill Gurley
VC @benchmark, Investor: @grubhub, @zillow, @uber, @stitchfix, @nextdoor, @glassdoor, @hacker0x01, @solvhealth, @roverdotcom, @instawork Trustee @sfiscience
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Venture Capital, including:
a16z
we invest in software eating the world http://a16z.com/portfolio/ http://a16z.com/podcasts/
Bill Gurley
VC @benchmark, Investor: @grubhub, @zillow, @uber, @stitchfix, @nextdoor, @glassdoor, @hacker0x01, @solvhealth, @roverdotcom, @instawork Trustee @sfiscience
Tomasz Tunguz
Venture capitalist at @theoryvc. Student of Startups. Author of Winning with Data http://amzn.to/1UQAMSr. Author of http://tomtunguz.com
Every 📧
We publish smart, thoughtful essays on business and personal development. Our mission is to feed the minds and hearts of the people who build the internet.
Scott Galloway
Product of big government @ucla @ucberkeley | Prof Marketing @NYUStern | Right of Center-Left | #ProfGPod @PivotPod | Strategy Sprint @section_school
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