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The history of the Trapper Keeper(mentalfloss.com)
3 points by asanwal 13y ago|0 comments
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by asanwal 13y ago
I used to work at Kozmo launching their facilities and new markets, and I can say the brand still resonates with those that used it almost 13 years later. I have a messenger bag from the firm which I use from time-to-time and every time I d
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Super-sized Seed and Series A deals are an anomaly - not the new normal.(cbinsights.com)
2 points by asanwal 13y ago|0 comments
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by asanwal 13y ago
I'd suspect it helps do 2 things - marginal VCs die sooner. This is already happening but more competition for deals hurts VCs who don't bring a lot to the table. This either brings in new smarter blood or right sizes the industry
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by asanwal 13y ago
Absolutely fair critique. Cambridge Associates and Preqin are primary data providers in this world, but in talking to our VC customers, we've heard that sample size, reporting bias (funds doing well may be more inclined to participate)
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by asanwal 13y ago
The returns are abysmal primarily. They lag Wall Street (while taking much more risk) http://www.geekwire.com/2013/vc-returns-improve-10year-horiz... This may sort itself out on its own, however, as LPs are investing l
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by asanwal 13y ago
This has been tried multiple times before (a startup funding marketplace) but all have failed because they couldn't build out the two-sided network. AL is the first to solve this. They have quality investors and startups (the 2 critica
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by asanwal 13y ago
Thx for the comment. We are updating the brief with all the zeros as we have the data. You are right that the line would point down if all failures raised a lot of money at the seed/Series A stage, but that's not the case. This in
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by asanwal 13y ago
Great point. We have this data and will update with that plot. Thx for the comment.
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by asanwal 13y ago
To clarify, Fred's post has no data - just a statement of an inverse correlation between funding and success.
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by asanwal 13y ago
Sorry, but I don't understand this comment. If exit size is not one of the primary metrics VCs look at and how they define success, I'm at a loss for what would be. More specifically, how do you think USV and Fred define success?
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by asanwal 13y ago
Thanks for the comment. 1) We include asset sales/talent acquisitions but yes, private company data is imperfect. That said, we have the best in the biz (highly biased) 2) Runway in months and millions is semantics. If you have more mi
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by asanwal 13y ago
I think you need to look at this from Fred Wilson's perspective as a VC. Exit is the only the measure of success. It is how he and every VC is ultimately incentivized by their LPs. The more exits and the larger those exits, the more
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by asanwal 13y ago
He is a VC, and a good one, so success = exit valuation by definition. This is implicit when a VC is talking about success. Fred talks about he defines success here - http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/06/how-we-me
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by asanwal 13y ago
The analysis is only looking at whether there's a strong negative correlation between initial funding and startup success, using exit valuation as a measure, as this was Fred Wilson's assertion. Of course, this is not meant to be
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There is Little to No Relationship Between Financial Runway and Startup Success(cbinsights.com)
53 points by asanwal 13y ago|37 comments
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Why Drug Dealers Live With Their Moms (2007)(articles.latimes.com)
7 points by asanwal 13y ago|1 comments
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by asanwal 13y ago
Very true as this research suggests. "The Next Silicon Valley is Probably Silicon Valley" http://www.cbinsights.com/blog/trends/silicon-valley-financi... Interestingly, NY is the one market taking some s
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by asanwal 13y ago
Yes - we track all types of private company financing and exit data - energy, life sciences, tech, etc. Sector, stage and geo-agnostic. Email in profile so feel free to reach out if I can be helpful.
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by asanwal 13y ago
Nothing quite that juicy unfortunately (disclosure: I'm a co-founder of CB Insights). But it does provide rankings of VCs and angels in NY based on their investment activity. And some breakdowns by industry areas of focus. Also, has
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Leaky (YC '10) shuts down(pandodaily.com)
4 points by asanwal 13y ago|0 comments
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by asanwal 13y ago
Great points all around. I do agree that for larger company/enterprise type deals, the current iDoneThis pricing may not work and IMO, that's a large opportunity.
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by asanwal 13y ago
Dear iDoneThis team - do NOT lower your prices [1]. As a fellow subscription revenue biz, we've found that lower priced plans invite customers whose support requirements are much greater. And you won't make it up in volume. Real
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TutorSpree (YC W11) shuts down(techcrunch.com)
63 points by asanwal 13y ago|45 comments
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by asanwal 13y ago
We're one of few early-stage startups we know of that sponsor H1B's at all so we're quite unique in this regard. We have 3 out of our team of 12. But we have to focus on recruiting team-members that have the highest probabili
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by asanwal 13y ago
We have found the h1 process is easier in these cases.
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by asanwal 13y ago
New York, NY - CB Insights Full-time, H1 ok with US masters degree National Science Foundation-backed firm that helps investors and Fortune 500 companies sense emerging trends and companies early using predictive analytics. We are profitabl
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Airbnb for ponies(venturevillage.eu)
4 points by asanwal 13y ago|0 comments
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by asanwal 13y ago
NY has a few things going for it most notably it is seen by many as a "capital of the world". - People want to live here. Not everyone of course, but if you're young, like a diversity of entertainment options and people, goo
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by asanwal 13y ago
We looked at this as well. Here's a research brief appropriately titled "Chicago is not going to be the next Silicon Valley". If you like graphs and data, the brief illustrates why -- http://www.cbinsights.com&#x2

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