No Longer Emerging, Not Yet Established

October 18, 2024

You're Not the Same Fund Manager You Were When You Started

September 26, 2024

Today's Era of AI Investing Reminds Me of 2000 Internet Investing (but not because it's a bubble)

August 03, 2024

The Last $250K

July 12, 2024

Why It's Hard for Small Venture Funds to "Play the Game on the Field" in AI Investing

June 06, 2024

What Happens If I Don't Make This Investment?

April 11, 2024

The Changing Nature of Pre-Seed Syndication

March 11, 2024

When Standalone AI Apps Meet Existing Systems of Record

February 16, 2024

A Crowdsourced List of Books and Resources for New Venture Capitalists

January 26, 2024

Replacing "Non-consensus and Right" with "Differentiated and Good" for Emerging VC Managers

January 05, 2024

Getting Off the VC Train

December 15, 2023

Take Time to Process Startup Failure - Please Don't Do a Rebound Startup

November 07, 2023

The Big Reset in Seed to Series A Graduation Rates is Real and Permanent

October 25, 2023

Getting Burn Rates in Line with Reality, Not the Letter Name of the Last Round

October 04, 2023

Sometimes No Is the Beginning, Not the End

September 22, 2023

It's Never Been More Important to Understand Your Capital Provider's Business Model

September 13, 2023

The number one piece of advice I give to new VCs launching their investing careers

August 23, 2023

An Investor's Perspective on the Value of Regular Check-Ins

August 05, 2023

Succession in Venture Capital is a 3-Legged Stool

July 28, 2023

It's Not Your Fault, But It's Your Problem

July 15, 2023

There's No Such Thing as Series A Metrics

July 07, 2023

All Venture Booms End with a Return to Governance

June 28, 2023

Due Diligence Checklist for Pre-Seed Companies

June 11, 2023

What Happens When Small and Large VC Firms Decouple and Have Less in Common?

June 05, 2023

Will We Ever See Another Renaissance in Consumer Investing?

May 25, 2023

The Rebundling Cycle Has Begun in B2B SaaS

May 21, 2023

Finding the Right Burn Rate for Pre-Seed Companies - The Relationship Between Burn Rate and Graduation Rate for Our First 150 Pre-Seed Investments

May 17, 2023

Do You Want to Manage or Do You Want to Invest?

May 06, 2023

Fund Size Is Still Strategy - The Growing Disconnect Between Founders and VCs

April 26, 2023

Angel Vibes or Institutional Vibes in Venture Capital – Choose One

April 12, 2023

Reflections on the Cerebral Valley AI Summit

April 05, 2023

Why We Aren’t Seeing More Down Rounds

March 21, 2023

Why Principles Are More Important Than Rules In Times Of Great Uncertainty

February 16, 2023

Tips for Talking to Your Investors about Bridges and Extensions

February 09, 2023

Honest and Naive Questions from a Generalist Seed VC Grappling with the Generative AI Revolution

January 20, 2023

The Journey from Pre-Seed to Series A - Sharing Some Slides from the 2022 Precursor Ventures Annual Meeting

December 16, 2022

Living Through the Revenge of Capital

December 01, 2022

We Only Have 100 Points of Equity to Split Up

December 14, 2020

Is Notion's Potential Underrated?

June 25, 2020

Easing Back Into Writing

June 25, 2020