Dude - Sequoia
Hi there,
We dug into Y Combinator's greatest hits which are undoubtedly impressive. Interestingly, the biggest winner from YC's investments is Sequoia Capital.
The Mistake Engine
I recently chronicled my 54 mistakes as a startup CEO, and I'm trying to address each of these in 2015. 8 days into 2015, and I've already made some new ones. FML.
Best,
Anand
@asanwal
P.S. We just got a 3D printer for the office. Any tips or ideas on what we should print first? |
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A curated mix of articles on tech, media, what's next and recent news.
The Chronic. Has Founders Fund broken the seal and made VC investment into "cannabusinesses" fair game? Privateer Holdings is looking to be the Y Combinator of cannabis with a new $75 million investment.
Fortune
The meal replacement worth $100M. Soylent, the meal replacement shake, is reportedly raising new funds at a $100M valuation. This comes just weeks after plant-based food startup Hampton Creek raised $90M at a valuation near $500M. No industry is safe from Silicon Valley.
Re/Code, CB Insights
Thanks for the BMW, Lyft. The Lyft-Uber wars are helping the savvy make bank in creative ways. Case in point, two USC roommates who made six-figures by recruiting Lyft users with "proprietary" strategies.
Fusion
Making money is so 2003. Jet.com launched as an online wholesale club /marketplace to take on Amazon, Costco, etc. Per Marc Lore, the CEO and former co-founder of Diapers.com, "We're basically not making a dime on any of the transactions. We're passing it all back to the consumer." Get in on this while you can.
Bloomberg Businessweek, CB Insights
Circle the wagons. The much beloved classroom classic Oregon Trail is back. The Internet Archive resurrected the game as well as 2,393 MD-Dos based games from your youth, and are available to play online right now. Dying of dysentery has never been so much fun.
Time
Teensplaining social media. Ah, another article on teenage social media trends. This one, by a 19 y.o. student, calls Yik Yak "a powerful contender", Facebook "an awkward family dinner party" and Tumblr "a secret society." Interesting observations but not really predictions, tweets Marc Andreessen.
Medium
Basic income guarantee gets tech love. Silicon Valley elite aka "tech-bros" think that a basic income guarantee is a good thing. An argument for why it isn't enough to solve problems on its own.
Vice, Albert Wenger
Fab 2.0. Apparently, Bradford Shellhammer wants another go-around. The former Fab creative director has raised $2.25M led by Lerer-Hippeau Ventures for Bezar, an online shop for goods by emerging designers and artists. Wait, that sounds a bit like...
Fast Company
3 under 3. Can't get enough of the Forbes 30 under 30? Here's the smartest toddlers in the world.
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