Smart AI Guidelines for Students: It’s Not All or Nothing

October 19, 2025

Why I No Longer Care About Startup Valuation When I Invest (Except for These Four Reasons)

October 12, 2025

When is Institutional Capital Right for a New VC Firm? And Two Myths About The Downsides of Taking LP Money.

September 23, 2025

It might not be true, but it is real. AI, SF and our culture.

September 22, 2025

Headcount isn’t a KPI, but talent density should be

September 20, 2025

Tech Reporter Alex Konrad on Going Independent with Upstarts, What Drives Subscribers (vs Just Views) and How He Uses AI in His Content Creation

September 17, 2025

S**t Shoveling

September 14, 2025

AI Buying Software Instead of Salespeople; Teaching Companies To Do Less; Have the Swiss Figured Out Cheaper Housing? and +++ [link blog]

August 31, 2025

When Slack Went Down All The Time; AI is Learning to Lie in Order to Win; Your Org Chart is About Power Centers; and +++ [link blog]

August 23, 2025

Why Marketing Sucks Right Now, Underground Robot Fights, Free Waffles Worth $50, and +++ [link blog]

August 15, 2025

No Notes: Near Perfect Posts on AI Ruining the Public Web, Silicon Valley Etiquette, the Fear of a Second Success, and +++ [Link Blog]

July 26, 2025

$CHYM TIME: The Three Boxes Chime’s IPO Checked for Me

June 13, 2025

Praise Our Lord For Secondary Markets, Because Selling Shares Is Now an Essential Part of (Seed) Venture Capital

April 21, 2025

“I think CEOs that are interested in a future acquisition need to be building relationships or at least awareness with potential buyers at least 2-3 years in advance, especially with strategics. If you’re not on the list, it’s rare for a deal to happen.” Joe Hyrkin on Selling Issuu to Bending Spoons, and More….

April 17, 2025

Anonymous AI Engineer Funding SF Events, How Startup Decision Making is Like an Outdoor Survival Trip, the Guy Who Reports on Hacks Gets Pwned Himself, and +++ [link blog]

April 06, 2025

The Right Amount of Fraud in Seed Stages Startups is Greater than 0% But It Shouldn’t Be Pardoned

March 29, 2025

“I consider my writing a success if I’m able to produce words I can both stand behind/formally weave into my worldview.” Five Questions with Moth Fund’s Molly Mielke

March 24, 2025