Debbie Downer
 
Hi, Sam Altman, the new czar of Y Combinator, had a good post about valuations recently. In it, he talked about the advantages of having a Board to force accountability. Since we don't have outside investors, we've found two powerful forces of accountability in the form of our customers and the team. 

Here's our perspective on accountability to them.

What do you think about our philosophy on accountability?  Leave a comment on the post or drop me a note if you violently agree or disagree.

In unrelated news, I presented at the PreMoney conference last Friday in San Francisco. Before my talk, I warned everyone that I'd be the most depressing talk of the day. And I nailed it.

Specifically, I talked about assessing the effectiveness of micro VCs, angels and corporate VCs using data. 

For those who couldn't attend, the full presentation is here. Although the presentation is pretty straightforward, I've also written up slide by slide notes to accompany the presentation in case. Those are here.

Have a great day.

Anand

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