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Investment Themes & 2023 Predictions

• SaaSy Predictions for 2023 (Janelle Teng, VC @ Bessemer)

• Loup’s 2023 Predictions (Loup Ventures Team)

• 2023 Venture Capital Predictions: what to invest in? (Lombardstreet VC Team)

• Niche is the Next Big Thing (Rick Zullo, GP @ Equal)

Guides, Case Studies, and Best Practices for Operating

• The Best Growth Advice Of 2022 (Kyle Poyar, Partner @ OpenView)

• How to Select an Investor in 2023 (Nikki Parker, SVP @ Insight)

• Why and How to Prepare for Investor Meetings (Alex Iskold, GP @ 2048)

• From Hyper-scale to Hyper-downsize: How to Navigate Turbulent Times (Simone Rüschenberg for Earlybird VC)

• Innovate, Plan, and Grow: How CFOs Operationalize SaaS Benchmarks to Stay Dynamic (Curt Townshend & Casey Renner, OpenView)

Additional Reads

• The Prepared Mind in the New Year (Roger Ehrenberg, Partner @ Eberg Capital)

• The liquidation preference (Aashay Sanghvi, Principal @ Haystack)

• Creating in The Era of Creative Confidence (Scott Belsky, CPO @ Adobe)

• Quick Thoughts on AI (Craig Shapiro, GP @ Collaborative Fund)

• Having a Conversation With Yourself (Kyle Harrison, GP @ Contrary)

• Can a VC Think Like a Startup? That’s Part of Homebrew’s Goal in Switching to Our Own Capital. (Hunter Walk, GP @ Homebrew)

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