Margit Wennmachers, who has shaped a16z's marketing approach since joining in 2010, is stepping down and “graduating” from operating partner to partner emeritus
they're hiring some talented and influential people. Gina Bianchini / @ginab : @wennmachers @a16z You were impressive the first time Liz Hamren introduced us. You seemed like a natural introduction to...
How Humane's attempt to build its Ai Pin “The Apple Way” led to disastrous results, after taking six years to build it and raising $230M
The new A.I. Pin from Humane is, according to those who have used one, bad. Martin Peers / The Information : Goldman Sachs Sees Gold Mine in Financing AI John Gruber / Daring Fireball : ‘MKBHDs for Ev...
A look at the failure of Humane's Ai Pin, which took six years to ship after raising $230M, including building the device “the Apple way” and raising too much
Why You Can't Build Apple with Venture Capital — An ex-Apple designer who went on to startup success once told me …
a16z invests in Adam Neumann's residential real estate management startup Flow, sources say ~$350M at a $1B+ valuation, the firm's largest-ever individual check
Our nation has a housing crisis. — The demographic trends driving … Ryan Deffenbaugh / Protocol : Can proptech go with Adam Neumann's Flow? Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE : NIMBY Marc Andreessen Gives WeW...
Jack Dorsey's tweet sparks uproar: “You don't own ‘web3.’ The VCs and their LPs do. It will never escape their incentives. It's ultimately a centralized entity”
Happy Friday Everyone 👋 — SIX things you need to know this week in 60 seconds. Ana Grabundzija / CryptoSlate : Reformed maxi Erik Vorhees joins the burning debate spurred by Jack Dorsey's Web3 rant ...
Jack Dorsey's tweet sparks uproar: “You don't own ‘web3.’ The VCs and their LPs do. It will never escape their incentives. It's ultimately a centralized entity”
Welcome to the mesha tribe. A biweekly newsletter by Mesha … Suprita Anupam / Inc42 Media : Is Web 3.0 Centralised? Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey Spark A New Debate The Signal : Four day week next year Kevi...
Interview with Semil Shah, founding GP of Haystack, on getting rejected from jobs at VC firms, innovation in the VC industry, Miami as a “tech hub”, and more
a path of following a technology, or trying to solve a problem, or building things with friends, etc. — and let the outputs fall where they may” Such an excellent interview, with so many powerful take...
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
33.5% and 29.2%, respectively..” “..incentive to give buyers — mutual fund companies and big hedge funds — a deal..” https://www.cnbc.com/... Investors In Vests / @investrsinvests : “Number one rule o...
Dow Jones VentureSource: 516 new US venture funds raised since 2013, with 133 in 2016 and 87 so far in 2017; firms raised $44B in 2016, most since dot-com crash
Silicon Valley lures unusual mix of prospectors, despite fears too much money is chasing too few good ideas Tweets: @eliotwb , @steven_norton , @eliotwb , and @mdudas Tweets: Eliot Brown / @eliotwb : ...