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Winning at Seed Investing Isn’t Just About When to Buy, but Increasingly Also When to Sell

Hunter Walk

“What’s one thing you stress to new VCs now that wasn’t as important, say, 10 years ago?” That was the question put to me last week by a senior leader at a large university endowment during Screendoor’s yearly Convening [part annual meeting for our LPs, part community event, part strategy session]. My answer was something like, “That knowing when, and how, to sell out of a company is now not just opportunistic, but part of your job.” It used to be as a s

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The Post Election Surge is Unevenly Distributed

Tomasz Tunguz

After the election, the public markets have roared, but not equally. The broad software ecosystem has seen a relatively muted change in forward multiples. There’s no statistically significant change in the days after the election compared to the month before. On the other hand, crypto’s top tokens have seen tremendous appreciation. Bitcoin is up 48% ; Solana up 70% ; & SUI up 324% in the few days since the announcenment.

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We don’t need to use what we make

Derek Sivers

For many years, I was a touring musician, performing live on stage every week. But I didn’t like attending concerts. I liked making music more than listening to music. I felt I must be in the wrong line of work, creating something that I don’t consume. I never reconciled this feeling. Since then, I’ve met a: vegetarian cattle farmer masseuse that doesn’t enjoy receiving massage elevator builder that lives in a single-story house heart surgeon that has never needed heart surgery We sweat salt wat

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Bhanzu Secures $16.5M in Series B, Eyes US Expansion with AI-Powered Math Learning

AsiaTechDaily

India-based eddtech platform Bhanzu has raised $16.5 million in a Series B funding round, led by Epiq Capital and Z3 Partners.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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A life-changing challenge guided by Pascal's Wager

A Smart Bear: Longform

Applying Pascal's Wager: Humility wins, arrogance loses.

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