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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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What is Going On in the AMZN TPS Ecosystem Right Now?
As headlines and stories emerge around the challenges some Amazon TPS (third-party seller) aggregators are facing, many founders, investors, and…
May 6, 2022
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Ali Hamed
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January 2022
Venture Investing in 2022
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Jan 6, 2022
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Ali Hamed
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September 2021
Are Defaults Really Just Customer Acquisition Costs?
An alternative framework for Defaults in Lending Businesses
Sep 27, 2021
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Brian Harwitt
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May 2021
Managing Emotions and Incentives as a VC
Eight blind spots from the front lines of early-stage investing.
May 22, 2021
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Sakib Jamal
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