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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

Both Sides of the Table

If you want to understand the software trend that drove the creation of the seed-stage VC phenomenon I wrote about it that linked blog post but in short: cloud computing drove down the cost to create startups enabling a new category of investor. We discussed how initial investments and follow-ons work in this short 2-minute clip.

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Ten Startup Tips From Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos

InfoChachkie

The framework I found which made the decision incredibly easy was what I called – which only a nerd would call – a ‘regret minimization framework’. Because of his grounding as an investment banker, Jeff appreciated the value of hard data. I want to have minimized the number of regrets I have.’

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