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Money in a Plague Year
A review of consumer spending in 2020
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Tightening, War, and Innovation
May we live in interesting times
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Jailbreaking Performance Data
“Are you being stupid or lazy?”
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In Praise of the Unmanageables
A few months ago, I thought I had a real get.
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Laura
It's Not a Venture Bubble (With Charts!)
Over the past few weeks, I’ve felt like my discussions with other VCs and founders about the crazy valuations environment have gotten both more numerous…
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Finding Equilibrium in Discomfort
Many years ago, I was interviewing for a new job at a young startup, and my uninspired last question to the CEO was: “How would you describe the culture…
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