Weekly newsletter on technology, startups, and venture capital.

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Written by Chris McCann, General Partner @ Race Capital. More about me.

• Thirty observations by 30 by Delian Asparouhov, a lot of great wisdom in here. 
• For many developer tools / open source software, the biggest competitor is not other startups, but rather internally developed tools. 
• The moat of AI companies is the data, not the model.  
• Fundraising from VCs takes longer than most founders realize. 
• The typical startup is raising their Series A around ~15+ months after their seed round.
• It’s dangerous to assume your existing investors will bridge your funding if you're not hitting your metrics to raise your next round.

• By Company: Databricks, GoodNotes, Zeet, Polysign, Opaque, Lightning Labs, OtterTune, and more
• By Role: Engineering, Data Science, Product, Design, Operations, Finance, Legal, and more
• By Location: SF Bay Area, New York, London, and Remote
• Browse more open roles across our portfolio at Race Capital's Portfolio Job Board.

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