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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. Ajay Royan told Bloomberg in 2017 that Mithril does not “charge excessive fees.” We get at least a dozen at the TC offices every week, which is why we write about books so often around here these days. How can you practice timing? Alas, no $100 catered lunches.

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

In more than a decade of writing about the Internet and tech-enabled businesses I’ve learned that mobs don’t do nuance well. My goal is to lay out a basic framework for anybody unsure whom to listen to as a way of helping you think about a way to orient your own views.

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