Semil
Investor via @HaystackVC focused on seed-stage investments // Venture Partner w/ @LightspeedVP
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The resilience of Faire
The leading online wholesale marketplace raises $170M to help local retailers thrive during uncertain times.
Introducing Pants v2
There are so many tools in the Python development ecosystem. Installing, configuring and orchestrating them—all while not re-executing work unnecessarily—is a hard problem, especially as your codebase grows.
Fortunately, there is now a tailor-made...
THETA LAKE — Solving today’s modern compliance and security communication challenges using AI
The world changed for all us in March 2020, as COVID-19 started to spread uncontrollably across the world. Economies stalled, schools…
Candu - The first no-code native web builder for SaaS | Product Hunt
No coding skills? No problem. Candu’s drag & drop interface puts CSMs and PMs in the driver’s seat, enabling them to build beautiful UI without writing any code. Now the teams who understand customers best can design user experiences their customers...
Now a co-managing partner, Upfront’s Kara Nortman is one of the first women promoted to a leadership role in VC – TechCrunch
Kara Nortman has always been dedicated to supporting women in technology and in startups. As one of the founders of the All Raise, the organization dedicated to supporting gender equity in venture capital and technology, a director for Times Up and...
Stated vs Revealed Preferences
In the world of creating, building, and financing startups, people do a lot of talking. A lot. We know this all too well on the investor side, with all the blogs, tweets, and panels. Especially now, now that most of our working lives are happening...
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Stated vs Revealed Preferences
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[In the startup world, people say a LOT of things. What is actually true? It reveals itself over time, when stated preferences morph to revealed preferences. IDing them is the game inside the game.]
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Arenas, stadiums find new life as safer options for voting
ATLANTA (AP) — With long waits making headlines during early voting across the country, professional sports venues have emerged as bright spots, repurposing huge spaces mostly devoid of fans into...
I Will Vote
Confirm where you vote and learn what you need to cast your ballot.
The Next Generation Of Artificial Intelligence
Five years from now, the field of AI will look very different than it does today.
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
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Interesting that after GC sold a % of mgmt co, NEA may do the same. As private tech equities continue to accrue value, I wonder if we’ll see more of this.
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'Learn to live with the pandemic': Physicians warn that a vaccine may not prevent Covid from becoming endemic
The virus, like other coronaviruses, may eventually become present in communities at all times, scientists said.
Unlike 2016, Trump’s Being Graded as President, Not Candidate
With just under two weeks until Election Day and more than 43 million ballots already cast, time is running out for President Trump to turn around his political fortunes. More daunting for the president is the fact that few events have made a...
Talking SPACs with investor Bradley Tusk – TechCrunch
Bradley Tusk has become known in recent years for being involved in what’s about to get hot, from his early days advising Uber, to writing one of the first checks to the insurance startup Lemonade, to pushing forward the idea that we should be using...
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"It took me two years to raise $37 million for my first venture fund, and three months was the entire process for me to raise $300 million for my SPAC."
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Learnings From Fund I: Time Is Your Best Friend
Upon launching Parade Ventures, I thought I had a clear edge over other new funds. I had a track record. I had an interesting story. I had…
WSJ News Exclusive | Quibi Weighs Shutting Down as Problems Mount
Quibi Holdings is considering shutting itself down, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that points to a possible crash landing for a once-highflying entertainment startup that raised $1.75 billion in capital.
Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits
As he raises questions about his opponent’s standing with China, President Trump’s taxes reveal details about his own activities there, including a previously unknown bank account.
How Prepared Are These 7 Battlegrounds for the Election? A Readiness Report
Short on money and under enormous pressure, many swing states are still trying to shore up a democratic process challenged daily by court cases, new laws and surges in the coronavirus.
San Francisco first in Bay Area to move to California's yellow tier, advancing reopening
San Francisco advanced to the least restrictive tier in California’s economic reopening blueprint, allowing nonessential businesses to reopen at limited capacity and expanding other activities in the coming weeks.