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Investment Themes, Theses, & Outlooks

• The AI-First Marketplace (Pete Flint, GP @ NFX)

• The Business of AI Agents (Nandu Anilal, VC @ Canaan)

• The Next Era of Consumer Generative AI (Primary Ventures Team)

Industry Developments & Analyses

• Navigating The Contradictions: The 2023 Venture Capital Landscape (Adam Nelson, MD @ FirstMark)

• 10 Charts That Capture How the World Is Changing (October 2023) (Rex Woodbury, MP @ Daybreak)

• Resetting expectations for VC investing in health tech (Christina Farr, Principal @ OMERS)

• The History of AI and ML in Insurance: Part 1 (Distributed VC Team)

• “Shifting Landscapes” — Rise of the Rest’s 2023 Annual Report (Revolution Team)

• How to Scale Nuclear Power (Ryan McEntush, Partner @ A16Z)

Guides, Case Studies, and Best Practices for Operating

• The AI Bubble Playbook (Doug Clinton, MP @ Deepwater)

• Processes Before People (Robin Butler, Partner @ Sturgeon)

• How to build a killer sales pitch (Lenny Rachitsky)

• Play to Win: Mobile Game Soft Launch Best Practices (Doug McCracken & Joshua Lu, A16Z)

• B2FI: Demystifying Software Sales Into Financial Institutions (A16Z Fintech Team)

• 2023 State of SaaS Pricing: How B2B Leaders Use Pricing to Come Out on Top (Sarah DeVries & Sanji Johari, OpenView)

Additional Reads

• The Techno-Optimist Manifesto (Marc Andreessen, GP @ A16Z)

• How To Become The Greatest Venture Capitalist (Alex Lazarow, MP @ Fluent Ventures)

• Venture capital restarts: Navigating the funding desert to unlock extreme value (Tribe Capital Team)

• Superlinear Returns (Paul Graham, Founder @ Y Combinator)

• Understanding Venture Studio Math (Ben Yoskovitz, Partner @ Highline Beta)

• Second-Time Founder Anxiety (Ryan Hoover, VC @ Weekend Fund)

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