A deep-dive on AngelList, including its ecosystem, origins and evolution, and separate entities AngelList Venture, AngelList Talent, and AngelList India
Naval Ravikant's company is both a unicorn and a creator of unicorns. It may just be getting started. — In collaboration with Masterworks... Tweets: @anmolm_ , @michaelsidgmore , @ericjorgenson , @...
a16z names Sriram Krishnan as its newest GP, after roles at Facebook, Snap, Twitter; Krishnan has been consulting for nine months on an a16z “community project”
Marc Andreessen / Andreessen Horowitz : Tweets: @sriramk , @pmarca , @sriramk , @vintweeta , @austen , @vijaypande , @rrhoover , @hkanji , @benedictevans , @sriramk , @alexeheath , @amir , @sarthakgh...
Product Hunt announces founder of Mino Games and angel investor Josh Buckley as its new CEO
Today we're introducing the new CEO of Product Hunt. But first, the backstory... The last seven years have been the most challenging and rewarding of my life and career. Tweets: @joshbuckley , @rrho...
State of startups survey: 33%+ of founders worry about the end of a tech bubble, 65% say 2020 fundraising will be hard, and diversity and mental health are key
concerns are at a 4-year high. Over two-thirds of founders who shared an opinion think we're in a bubble for tech companies, up 12% from 2018 and 25% from 2017. https://stateofstartups2019.firstround....
Founder of KISSMetrics reflects on how the analytics startup failed because of distraction from random ideas, drive-by management, lack of prioritization, more
Back in 2008, I co-founded KISSmetrics, an analytics company. — There were so many times when I thought about giving up during the early days. Tweets: @rrhoover , @amix3k , @shearic , @joshelman , @...
Emergence of growth capital, delayed IPOs, and founders taking Restricted Stock Awards has ruined the social contract of giving startup employees stock options
Steve Blank : Tweets: @kneath , @shaanbatra , @w1zz1e , @tbatchelli , @savils , and @rrhoover Tweets: Kyle Neath / @kneath : This is a pretty good overview of how fucked the world of stock options ha...
Sam Altman steps down as president of Y Combinator, will transition into a chairman role
We have a few updates about YC to share. Nick Bastone / Business Insider : Sam Altman, one of the world's most influential tech investors, has stepped down as president of Y Combinator Khari Johnson /...
Tumblr founder David Karp announces resignation from the company in email to staff, said decision came “after months of reflection on my personal ambitions”
The online home of the most creative … Janko Rottgers / Variety : Tumblr Founder David Karp Is Leaving Verizon's Oath Tim Peterson / Marketing Land : Tumblr founder David Karp steps down as CEO, COO J...
Imzy, a “nicer Reddit” founded in 2016 by former Reddit employees, to shut down on June 23, having raised $11M
We are sorry to say that after nearly … Rachel Kaser / The Next Web : Imzy, the nicer Reddit, is shutting down Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch : R.I.P. Imzy — Imzy, the kinder, gentler online community plat...