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New Pick: The Likely Dominant Player in Crypto Data Storage
By Vin Narayanan on April 20, 2023
It’s easy to think about crypto as a series of prices that go up and down. It’s even easier to think about crypto as a series of prices that go up when bitcoin goes up and go down when bitcoin goes down. But the reality is far more complicated than that. In crypto, fundamentals matter. And three of the most important fundamentals are use case, adoption, and developers. If you have all three, there’s a good…
How Startups Can Help the Inflation Reduction Act
By Allison Brickell on August 17, 2022
As temperatures rise across the country, climate change is grabbing more headlines — and the attention of the U.S. government. The Senate just passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes the most comprehensive climate legislation in U.S.
Crypto Sell Alert and Other Important Portfolio Updates
By Vin Narayanan on May 6, 2022
We received an email from a member recently that asked the following questions (and I’m paraphrasing): Why are underperforming coins still in the Crypto Asset Strategies portfolio? Why aren’t coins like ethereum, solana and others that have performed well in…
Startup Insider: Data Takes Over
By Early Investing on March 28, 2022
In 2011, Marc Andreessen — co-founder of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz — proclaimed that “software is eating the world.” It’s been a mantra of tech investors ever since. But today an even more powerful force is overtaking software: data. Data is a gold mine for…
Data Is Eating the World
By Vin Narayanan on March 23, 2022
For more than 10 years, “software is eating the world” has been an article of faith among startup investors. Marc Andreessen — co-founder of both Netscape and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) — wrote these famous words in a blog post in…
Crypto Monitor: The Vision and Venture Capital Behind Web3
By Early Investing on March 18, 2022
Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm known for its focus on new technologies. The firm has $28 billion in assets under management across multiple funds — including $3 billion in crypto funds. And in January, a16z said it would raise $1 billion for Web3 seed investments.
New Pick: Invest in Emerging Markets With Stunning Real-Time Risk Management
By Andy Gordon on February 24, 2022
Most American investors can’t take advantage of some of the best markets and most explosive growth opportunities just because they’re happening outside the U.S. So we’re forced to seek workarounds. We can invest in shares of non-U.S. companies through American…
KingsCrowd Is a Very Unique Investment Opportunity
By Andy Gordon on October 28, 2021
It’s hard to believe, but I’ve presented nearly 100 startup investment opportunities to First Stage Investors. All of these companies impressed the hell out of me. But there’s one startup that stands apart from all the rest. It’s the only one I’ve…
Updated AngelList Dashboard Tracks Portfolio Performance
By Adam Sharp on July 14, 2020
Over recent months, AngelList has made some major updates to their investor dashboard (if you haven’t been given access to the new dashboard yet, they should be rolling it out to you soon). To access the dashboard, log into Angel.co and…
Startup Insider: The Strategy of a Founder Plus the Knowledge of an Investor
By Early Investing on November 18, 2019
The First Stage Investor team sits down with Chris Lustrino, CEO and founder of KingsCrowd, to learn what his company has done so far, what it’s like to be on both the founder and investor side of things, and more.
Poll Shows People Trust Bitcoin More Than Libra
By Allison Brickell on July 29, 2019
A recent poll shows people trust Facebook’s Libra crypto less than they do bitcoin. Here’s why.
Congress Scolds Facebook Instead of Moving Fintech Innovation Forward
By Vin Narayanan on July 18, 2019
This week, legislators had the opportunity to make progress on key issues surrounding Facebook’s innovative Libra proposal. But too many politicians wasted it.
How Your Phone Is Feeding Your Data to Trackers
By Andy Gordon on June 3, 2019
Apple and other companies claim they make efforts to keep users’ data from being tracked without their knowledge. But unfortunately, that’s not reality.
Facebook’s Coin Will Repackage the Status Quo
By Andy Gordon on May 8, 2019
Facebook is already being hailed as revolutionary for looking to create its own digital coin. But it hardly fits that description.
Earn Basic Attention Tokens for Using Brave
By Andy Gordon on April 30, 2019
Airdrops are a great way to earn free crypto. But even better than a temporary airdrop is a crypto giveaway without a deadline. That’s what Brave offers. Brave, headed by co-founder and CEO Brendan Eich (creator of the JavaScript programming language and former Mozilla CEO), is a privacy-focused browser…
The Fight Over Data Ownership Has Just Begun
By Andy Gordon on January 9, 2019
The debate over who owns and controls personal data is getting louder by the day... and its resolution will go a long way toward shaping our future.