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Meme Investing

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Dogecoin was initially introduced in late 2013 and 7 1/2 years later it has amassed a market cap of $43bn and is one of the most popular crypto assets in the world. It may be silly and crazy, but it has also been a good investment for my friend and anyone who bought it in the early years. It is easy to dismiss meme investing.

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Why Every Entrepreneur Needs to Blog

This is going to be BIG.

Time to get cracking on some new initiatives in 2013. and I can't argue strenously enough for investing the time into a blog this year if you've started a company. When an entrepreneur doesn't blog--it makes me wonder if they understand what investing in the long term really means. Ok, it's still resolution time, right?

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The Achilles Heel of Startup Ecosystems

This is going to be BIG.

Accelerators can be great, but they’re not giving companies enough money to achieve the kind of escape velocity needed to get on the radar of national Series A firms that will invest anywhere. This is exactly the wrong way to think about the economic opportunity presented by innovation.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. That used to be called A-round investing. The biggest change for us in early-stage investing is that we now need to commit earlier. of the fund.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Feel free to borrow these New Year's resolutions

This is going to be BIG.

In a year, I went from an idea and a track record to more than $5mm of limited partner commitments, six investments in incredible entrepreneurs (to be announced when I get my new website up), and a ton of opportunity to create innovation in New York City. More sleep in 2013 will have mental health effects beyond the time investment.

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What am I Thankful for This Year?

Both Sides of the Table

2013 has proved to be a wild year. 2013 was the year of wearable devices and physical products. So with the wild ride of 2013 I had thoughts about what made me thankful this year. I know your 2013 success will lead to more sustained travel in 2014. eCommerce was battered this year. I feel confident in our 2014 plans.

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