Contents

• Editorial: Hit Job

• Essays of the Week

  • VC Returns - The Power Law
  • Down Rounds Are a Nothing Burger?
  • VCs are just middlemen.
  • Realizing Non-Winners Early Drives IRRs
  • Secrecy Harms Startups
  • Fund of funds: why to invest and, more importantly, why not
  • As Venture Market Slows, Fewer Early-Round Unicorns Being Minted
  • Rest - The case for sabbaticals
  • Why Do Investors Care So Much About LTV:CAC?

  • AI of the Week

  • Generative AI applications: an investing framework

  • Early days of AI (and AI Hype Cycle)
  • Meta Releases ‘Code Llama’ Generative AI Model to Assist in Code Creation

  • News Of the Week

  • New SEC Rules Could Hurt VC’s Newcomers

  • Hugging Face Hits $4B Valuation After Salesforce Ventures-Led Round
  • SoftBank’s Arm IPO Win Won’t Make Up for What It Missed Out On
  • Startup World Looks On As Arm And Instacart Set To Test Waters Of IPO Market
  • Cracking Open the IPO Window
  • The IPO Window Is Open. But Are Founders Ready?
  • The Scam in the Arena - Is Chamath a Scammer?
  • New Features For LinkedIn Newsletters
  • Nvidia’s Rocket-Ship Year

  • Startup of the Week

  • Pact VC

  • X of the Week

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