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Dan
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· May 11
A common misconception: investments always grow in value over time, so GPs should hold to maturity.
This has slowed the adoption of secondary transactions.
It’s also not true—investments often stagnate or fail outright, challenging the idea of consistent growth in portfolio value.
This has slowed the adoption of secondary transactions.
It’s also not true—investments often stagnate or fail outright, challenging the idea of consistent growth in portfolio value.
A common misconception: investments always grow in value over time, so GPs should hold to maturity.
This has slowed the adoption of secondary transactions.
It’s also not true—investments often stagnate or fail outright, challenging the idea of consistent growth in portfolio value.
This has slowed the adoption of secondary transactions.
It’s also not true—investments often stagnate or fail outright, challenging the idea of consistent growth in portfolio value.
May 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A common misconception: investments always grow in value over time, so GPs should hold to maturity.
This has slowed the adoption of secondary transactions.
It’s also not true—investments often stagnate or fail outright, challenging the idea of consistent growth in portfolio value.
This has slowed the adoption of secondary transactions.
It’s also not true—investments often stagnate or fail outright, challenging the idea of consistent growth in portfolio value.
The IPO problem is not a market problem. Public stocks are doing great.
IPOs are not slow because of "the market", and M&A is not slow because of Lina Khan.
Companies that are in good shape for an IPO, do go public. Attractive targets for M&A, do get acquired.
It’s just a pricing problem.
IPOs are not slow because of "the market", and M&A is not slow because of Lina Khan.
Companies that are in good shape for an IPO, do go public. Attractive targets for M&A, do get acquired.
It’s just a pricing problem.
November 20, 2024 at 8:27 PM
The IPO problem is not a market problem. Public stocks are doing great.
IPOs are not slow because of "the market", and M&A is not slow because of Lina Khan.
Companies that are in good shape for an IPO, do go public. Attractive targets for M&A, do get acquired.
It’s just a pricing problem.
IPOs are not slow because of "the market", and M&A is not slow because of Lina Khan.
Companies that are in good shape for an IPO, do go public. Attractive targets for M&A, do get acquired.
It’s just a pricing problem.
Graduating from YC means a startup is significantly more likely to hit unicorn status.
If you understand how VC returns work, that's all you need to know about YC startup pricing.
If that's not enough, read on:
→ news.crunchbase.com/venture/y-co...
#Startups #VC #Fundraising
If you understand how VC returns work, that's all you need to know about YC startup pricing.
If that's not enough, read on:
→ news.crunchbase.com/venture/y-co...
#Startups #VC #Fundraising
Are YC Valuations Really Too High?
While Y Combinator has developed a reputation for launching startups at high valuations, the accelerator is not responsible for setting those amounts, writes Equidam's Dan Gray who explains where thos...
news.crunchbase.com
September 7, 2023 at 9:37 AM
Graduating from YC means a startup is significantly more likely to hit unicorn status.
If you understand how VC returns work, that's all you need to know about YC startup pricing.
If that's not enough, read on:
→ news.crunchbase.com/venture/y-co...
#Startups #VC #Fundraising
If you understand how VC returns work, that's all you need to know about YC startup pricing.
If that's not enough, read on:
→ news.crunchbase.com/venture/y-co...
#Startups #VC #Fundraising
Why venture capital should be consensus-averse
→ https://credistick.com/why-venture-capital-should-be-consensus-averse/
→ https://credistick.com/why-venture-capital-should-be-consensus-averse/
Why venture capital should be consensus-averse - Credistick
In The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, Keynes wrote about investment through the metaphor of a newspaper contest to select the six best looking people from a group of photos, with th...
credistick.com
August 4, 2023 at 8:55 AM
Why venture capital should be consensus-averse
→ https://credistick.com/why-venture-capital-should-be-consensus-averse/
→ https://credistick.com/why-venture-capital-should-be-consensus-averse/