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The wrong question to ask when considering joining a startup

(and what to ask instead)

Feb 19

The wrong question to ask when considering joining a startup

Feb 19

Our country’s “the dress” moment

At moments of profound change, it’s easy to see the same thing two ways. Is this the long-needed clearout of a sclerotic bureaucracy that…

Jan 21

Our country’s “the dress” moment

Jan 21

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Request for startups: worker organizing

As the first venture capital firm to focus on the future of work, we’ve invested in a surprisingly small number of startups for… workers…

Oct 24, 2024

Request for startups: worker organizing

Oct 24, 2024

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Startups and shame

How founders overcome the silent shackles digging at them

Jul 12, 2024

Startups and shame

Jul 12, 2024

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What a lutaio showed me about the joys of work

My brother, son, and I visit with a violinmaker.

Mar 8, 2024

What a lutaio showed me about the joys of work

Mar 8, 2024

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Can we build better AI? Consider the case of the loom vs. the crane.

Not all artificial intelligence is created equal. Founders of companies who create AI will need to build their services differently…

Sep 27, 2023

Can we build better AI? Consider the case of the loom vs. the crane.

Sep 27, 2023

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A model to prepare workers for the future: organized labor training centers

Updated after a 2024 visit

Jun 21, 2023

A model to prepare workers for the future: organized labor training centers

Jun 21, 2023

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Why do I believe in worker power?

… even though I have the word capitalist in my job title

May 9, 2023

May 9, 2023

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Our most frequent comments on pitch decks

The situation… a founder reaches out cold to ask for pitch deck feedback (maybe you’ve heard the old “if you want money, ask for advice…

Mar 30, 2023

Our most frequent comments on pitch decks

Mar 30, 2023

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Business leaders need to take responsibility for how we respond to unionization

Together with MIT business school professor Tom Kochan, former chair of the MIT faculty and many-decades expert in organized labor, we…

Jan 14, 2023

Business leaders need to take responsibility for how we respond to unionization

Jan 14, 2023

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How to find teammates for your new thing you want to build

Avoid the usual interview-and-stare-into-their-eyes process

Dec 12, 2022

How to find teammates for your new thing you want to build

Dec 12, 2022

Bookstorm summarizing (my read on) The Persuaders

Summarizing this book, The Persuaders by Anand Giridharadas...

Oct 24, 2022

Bookstorm summarizing (my read on) The Persuaders

Oct 24, 2022

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Making a financial model for your early-stage startup?

You’re not alone… and some insights on what investors look for when they ask for one…

Aug 23, 2022

Making a financial model for your early-stage startup?

Aug 23, 2022

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The job training myth

“If only we could train Americans for the jobs of tomorrow, or better jobs already available to them today, we could solve Americans’…

Feb 22, 2022

The job training myth

Feb 22, 2022

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Project recap: $1,800 grants to tell stories about the collective power of workers (2022–2023)

Update from December 2023

Jan 19, 2022

Project recap: $1,800 grants to tell stories about the collective power of workers (2022–2023)

Jan 19, 2022

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The anti-sell for Bloomberg Beta

Reasons to avoid working with us

Jul 27, 2021

Jul 27, 2021

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Thoughts for first-time angel investors

Jul 26, 2021

Jul 26, 2021

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Continuing to think about how we use language in business...

Jul 26, 2021

Jul 26, 2021

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The (common) situation where VCs actually prefer to make less money

Why do founders often own so little of the companies they create? It’s often because of the incentives of their investors, pressing them to…

Jul 7, 2021

The (common) situation where VCs actually prefer to make less money

Jul 7, 2021

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The hot-swap startup

[Credit where due: this is James Cham’s spark. I’m just the typist.]

May 14, 2021

The hot-swap startup

May 14, 2021

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Head of Bloomberg Beta, investing in the best startups creating the future of work. Alignment: Neutral good

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