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Tomorrow’s advance man
The New Yorker
Tad Friend on Andreessen Horowitz, one of the most powerful venture-capital firms in Silicon Valley, and its co-founder Marc Andreessen.
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American entrepreneurship is actually vanishing. Here's why
Inc
According to recent studies, the rate of startup creation has been decreasing for years. Are we witnessing the slow death of entrepreneurship?
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Making the case for permissionless innovation
Soundcloud - a16z
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Holy non sequiturs, Batman: What disruption theory is ... And isn't
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Bill Gates: The private sector is completely inept
Salon
In a wide-ranging new interview, the world's richest man offers a searing indictment of his fellow billionaires
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The role of academia in the startup world
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Good bubbles, bad bubbles -- and where unicorns come from
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The end of the big venture formula
Techcrunch
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Why startups are doomed, part two
The Information
Jessica’s Friday column “End of Tech Startups” argued that today’s big technology companies are nimble, smart, and well run—and that until there is another fundamental technology disruption, the window of opportunity for startups is limited to more traditional markets with less competitive ...
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Paul Graham is still asking to be eaten
Medium
I’ve been asked by a bunch of people today to comment on this essay “Economic Inequality,”penned by self-described “essayist” Paul Graham, the subject of a poem I recently wrote entitled, “Paul…
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Sheryl Sandberg and Marc Andreessen on the future of mobile, income inequality, and tech trends
YouTube - Fortune Magazine
The Facebook COO and co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz sit down with Alan Murray at Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco.
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Why Silicon Valley's unicorn problem will solve itself
Techcrunch
The rise was like a tech startup fairytale. Within three years of founding, this unicorn company had raised more than $1 billion in venture capital -- closing an astonishing $950 million in its final private round at a nearly $5 billion valuation. Revenue growth was skyrocketing from $30 million in year two to $713 million in year three and a run-rate of $2.6 billion in year four.
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The disruption of venture capital
Medium
Software and the Internet are disrupting traditional industries — from real estate to transportation. As the CEO of the venture fund + equity crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder, and a member of a…
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Why the next 20 years will see a lot less technological disruption than the past 20
Vox
Silicon Valley gurus think software can disrupt any industry. Here's what they're missing.
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Why network effects matter less than they used to
Harvard Business Review
In the software age, switching costs are lower.
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Why startups are leaving Silicon Valley
The Economist
Its primacy as a technology hub is on the wane. That is cause for concern
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Chamath Palihapitiya on rebuilding Social Capital & Silicon Valley ponzi scheme
YouTube - This Week In Startups
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Silicon Valley is awash in Chinese and Saudi cash — and no one is paying attention (except Trump)
Vox
A tough, new enforcement regime is becoming a geopolitical minefield for venture capitalists and startups.
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When buyout firms step in, watch out
Institutional Investor
Debt, dividends, and potential disaster in the age of private equity.
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The Uber IPO exposes how Saudi cash drives Silicon Valley innovation, and even the biggest tech companies can’t stop it
Business Insider
Saudi Arabia has been criticized for repressive laws, so it's a problematic source of cash in Silicon Valley, which prides itself on changing the world.
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State of the Venture Capital Industry in 2019 (with Infographic)
Toptal
What are the objective factors that have contributed to the growth of the venture capital industry over the past decade? With funding having increased at an annual rate of 17% to $254 billion, the macroeconomic headwinds that have helped fuel the rise may also be contributing to a radical fracturing of the market.
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Entrepreneurs, then and now
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The millennial urban lifestyle is about to get more expensive
The Atlantic
As WeWork crashes and Uber bleeds cash, the consumer-tech gold rush may be coming to an end.
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The a16z Marketplace 100
a16z
Our ranking of the top consumer marketplace startups and private companies. Who's capturing the most dollars? Who's growing the fastest? What's trending?
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It’s finally the moment for revenue-based startup financing
Sifted
As venture capital funding dries up, revenue based financing is looking increasingly attractive for many startups. How does it work?
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The IPO is being reinvented
Economist
Tech firms are taking advantage of frothy stockmarkets to experiment with new ways to go public. Good
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The global startup ecosystem report
Startup Genome
Startup ecosystem development through data. We advise world leaders in policymaking, strategy and actions to drive innovation and economic growth.
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Japan wants foreign entrepreneurs, but what's missing?
The Japan times
For foreign entrepreneurs, Japan has never been the easiest place to launch a startup for a number of reasons, including its conservative corporate culture