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Getting Through the Hard Parts
Every company goes through hard parts -- and it is always complicated. Here are some lessons from 10+ years of investing and observing companies across…
Jul 10
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Ali Hamed
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April 2024
Crossbeam's Request for Startups
YC occasionally puts out a request for startup list, and we think it’s a great way to Let others know what they are looking for to both inspire people…
Apr 25
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Ryan Morgan
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Sakib Jamal
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Mili Raina
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Moonlan Zhang
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Our Take: Aging-in-Place x Home Modifications
The thesis is simple enough: the US is aging, and its 80 million+ boomers will need significant (long-term) care in the form of nursing homes, assisted…
Apr 10
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Mili Raina
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December 2023
The Case for Growth at Investment Firms
Conventional wisdom says that funds shouldn’t grow, because growth of fund size is the leading cause of worse returns. But we propose another reason…
Dec 18, 2023
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Ali Hamed
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The Case for Growth at Investment Firms
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August 2023
Board meeting etiquette is undervalued
Companies that go the extra mile leave a lasting impression on stakeholders, and as a result, are more likely to receive proactive support and/or…
Aug 7, 2023
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Sakib Jamal
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July 2023
The Home Equity Opportunity
The topic of high rent costs has dominated every discussion forum imaginable, not just in NYC but nationally, over the past 2 years. From expert panels…
Jul 27, 2023
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Josh Begleiter
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June 2023
Secondaries in LP Stakes
I’ve been asked a lot about trading LP-interest secondaries recently. Most LPs need liquidity, and while a lot of venture companies have recently been…
Jun 8, 2023
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Ali Hamed
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April 2023
Slow and Steady Growth and Fostering Homegrown Talent Wins The Race
A lot of companies have put together 2023 budgets that look different than the ones they initially set out in 2022. Where investors used to place…
Apr 19, 2023
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Ali Hamed
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March 2023
Venture Investing in 2023
Last year I wrote this post on Venture Investing in 2022. At the time, some of the public tech stocks had started to fall in value (Docusign, Doordash…
Mar 23, 2023
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Ali Hamed
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July 2022
Why Embedded Lending Made our Investment in Constrafor a Clear Choice
Lending has been largely a bad word within the VC community since the lackluster public market performance of LendingClub and OnDeck. Affirm, once the…
Jul 15, 2022
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Brian Harwitt
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Why Embedded Lending Made our Investment in Constrafor a Clear Choice
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June 2022
Earning the Right to be Contrarian
When I first started investing in venture capital, I wanted to be contrarian. Badly. Being contrarian was a badge of honor (whereas pursuing consensus…
Jun 15, 2022
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Ali Hamed
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May 2022
Buckets
This should be pretty obvious, but: VCs should be giving different advice to different companies. But we’re seeing many VCs give the exact same advice…
May 12, 2022
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Ali Hamed
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