Startup Digest - Your Weekly Reads on 12-MAY-2020

Issue #104 • May 12 •

Startup Reading List

A weekly selection of top articles, videos and resources on startup life.

Here’s another poem chock-full of encouragement and wisdom for you.

Keep A-Goin’ by Frank Lebby Stanton (1857-1927)

If you strike a thorn or rose, keep a-goin’!

If it hails or if it snows, keep a-goin’!

‘Taint no use to sit an’ whine when the fish ain’t on your line;

Bait your hook an’ keep a-tryin‘ keep a-goin’!

When the weather kills your crop, keep a-goin’!

Though ’tis work to reach the top, keep a-goin’!

S’pose you’re out o’ ev’ry dime, gittin’ broke ain’t any crime;

Tell the world you’re feelin’ prime— keep a-goin’!

When it looks like all is up, keep a-goin’!

Drain the sweetness from the cup, keep a-goin’!

See the wild birds on the wing, hear the bells that sweetly ring,

When you feel like sighin’, sing— keep a-goin’!

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How This Silicon Valley VC Saw Covid-19 Coming | StrictlyVC

“Connie and Alex… quiz VC Matt Ocko of Data Collective about his early fears about Covid-19 and how startups in his firm’s portfolio are attacking the pandemic head-on.”

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IT'S TIME TO BUILD | Marc Andreessen with a16z

“Every Western institution was unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic, despite many prior warnings. This monumental failure of institutional effectiveness will reverberate for the rest of the decade, but it’s not too early to ask why, and what we need to do about it.”

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Should VCs Invest in Young or Old Founders? | Hector Mason with Episode 1

“19, 26 and 21. These are the ages at which Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Evan Spiegel (Snapchat) and Steve Jobs (Apple) started their companies, respectively.”

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The Burn Multiple | David Sacks with Craft Ventures

“As the economic crisis deepens, capital efficiency becomes a more pressing issue for startups. Not only is it necessary to maximize runway, it also plays a larger role in how investors evaluate companies.”

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Techstars Startup Digest Startup Reading List is curated by:

Zubin Chagpar - @phylosopher
zubin.chagpar@startupdigestmail.com

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