Sources: Chinese AI startup Manus raised $75M led by Benchmark at a $500M valuation, and plans to expand to markets including the US, Japan, and the Middle East
incredible launch, incredible product, incredible investors. Sheel Mohnot / @pitdesi : Manus is based in Beijing. Wonder how you underwrite that risk. Perhaps why Gurley has been talking about how we ...
Bill Gurley talks about his drive to persuade more tech startups to choose direct listings, instead of traditional bank-led IPOs, to enter public markets
- Gurley said he met with partners from 25 venture firms before his direct listings summit this week and they all signed on with their support.
A first-person narrative on the allure and anxiety of working at a Silicon Valley startup
Uncanny Valley — I would say more, but I signed an NDA. — MORALE IS DOWN. We are making plenty of money, but the office is teeming with salespeople: well-groomed social animals with good posture ...
Bill Gurley says Silicon Valley is taking on the most risk since 1999, will see high-profile failures in the next year or two
Venture Capitalist Sounds Alarm on Startup Investing — Silicon Valley Has Taken on Too Much Risk, Gurley Says — Silicon Valley is a risk-driven place.