Everyone starts their fundraising the same way:
1) Open a shared Google Sheet.
2) List all the VCs you've ever heard of.
3) Ask a bunch of people who they know.
4) Find out very quickly this isn't very effective.
Why Don't More Emerging VCs Have Coaches?
Making sure that the next generation of investors is far more representative of the population at large than the current one is really important to me--but that won't happen unless we support the handful of folks that are already here, and do everything we can to make them successful.
This is Going to Be... Not on Substack
I realized that if I really want to maintain a relationship with my audience on my terms, I was better off doing it on my own site that I pay for—one that no one could attempt to monetize besides me.
These days, you’ll find me and my writing right back at ThisisGoingtoBeBig.com—updated with a new look and a little more information about what I’m up to. You won’t need to re-subscribe. I’ll move everyone over from Substack for my next post.
Why Most Startup Events Suck for Both Investors and Founders
The feedback from our Pre-Series A conference, our fourth in person and sixth overall, was fantastic on both sides—and while we learn new things each time we do it, I wanted to take a step back to talk about some of the event strategies and insights that underpin how we like to put these gatherings together.
The Twenty Year Itch: My Last VC Investment Out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures
Sometime in the next few weeks, I’ll complete my next investment. It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund.
It will also be my last venture capital deal.
Why AI Won't Be the Investment Opportunity Everyone Thinks It Is
The venture asset class seems to have already decided that AI is the next great investment opportunity, but I’m not so sure it’s going to disrupt business and create the across-the-board wealth that has been predicted.
Americans are Better Off Without TikTok But Banning It is Bad Policy
If there’s one thing that everyone can agree on with regards to the future of TikTok in the United States, it is that congressional leaders have embarrassed themselves during the questioning of TikTok’s US CEO as the government considers whether or not to ban the popular app.
The Unbundling of Twitter
Do we retreat to our own verticals or does Twitter continue to limp along, buoyed by real-time, "Was that an earthquake?" checks?