Archive: Spotify
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 August 2011. And his thesis was pretty simple. My own theory is that we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic…
8tracks, Unable to Generate Enough Revenue, Shuts Down
By Andy Gordon on January 2, 2020
8tracks, the music-streaming service that facilitates crowd-curated playlists, has shut down. Here’s why.
How to Ignite Capital Growth in 2020 (Not Through IPOs)
By Andy Gordon on December 11, 2019
Direct listings minimize risk for startup investors and help them cash out faster. But they also come with a downside. Fortunately, that may change in 2020.
How Many Startup Investments Are Enough?
By Adam Sharp on September 3, 2019
Peter Thiel is one of the best startup investors of all time. But he’s wrong about one important aspect of startup investing.
Why Facebook Recruited Plenty of Friends to Govern Libra
By Vin Narayanan on June 24, 2019
When Facebook announced its Libra cryptocurrency, everyone started to freak out about Facebook taking over the world. In reality, it’s getting help from some friends.
News Fix: Google and Facebook Up Their Blockchain Game
By Vin Narayanan on February 9, 2019
In this week’s News Fix, an Arizona county prosecutor has charged a cancer patient for a medical marijuana technicality, and Google and Facebook are stepping up their blockchain game.
Airdrop Alert: POP Network
By Andy Gordon on January 22, 2019
This week’s airdrop aims to put media back in the hands of consumers and content creators.
Pre-IPO Fund #1 Update
By Adam Sharp on October 25, 2016
Dear Startup Investor, We’d like to provide you with an update on the companies from our first pre-IPO fund in 2014. Some of these companies may be targeted in our new pre-IPO fund, which is still open for investment. If you haven’t reviewed this opportunity yet, you can do…