A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 31, 2023

I like to bookend the New Year holiday with two posts, one looking back at the year that is ending (What Happened) and one looking forward to the year ahead (What Will Happen). This is the first of these two posts. The second one will run tomorrow. I ended my What Will Happen In 2023 with this advice: Buckle up, hang tough, and be smart. What I did not predict in that post, although we had been discussing the possibility internally at USV for several months at the time I wrote it, was the failur

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Every year I make a list of predictions & score last year’s predictions. Here are my predictions for 2024. The IPO market remains closed through the first 6 months of the year. But a few mega issuances, especially Stripe & Databricks in the summer or fall, re-open it for others. The Fed cuts rates, which helps. M&A accelerates throughout the year.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Looking back at the top enterprise news stories of the year, it's clear that generative AI dominated, but it wasn't the only news. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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A Smart Bear: Longform

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Customers ask for ROI calculations to justify purchasing your software, but it still doesn't convince them. Here's what to do instead.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 31, 2023

As we close off 2023, we wanted to revisit some of our favorite episodes from the last year. From AI hardware, to healthcare regulation, to disrupting the world’s largest asset class, to the electrification of nearly everything… there’s something in here for all listeners. Resources AI Hardware, Explained: [link] Chasing Silicon: The Race for GPUs: [link] The True Cost of Compute: [link] AI Revolution: Disruption, Alignment, and Opportunity: [link] The Robot Lawyer Resistance; [link] The Que

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