Startup Digest Reading List: Open Source, Failure Rate of Startups, VCs

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Startup Digest Reading List

A curated list of the top stories in technology, startups, and venture capital.

Welcome back to this week’s edition of Startup Digest’s Reading List, a curated list of the top stories in technology, startups, and venture capital.

On Tuesday, April 6th I’m speaking with my partner at Race Capital, Edith Yeung, in Clubhouse about the fintech and crypto spaces. Here’s the Clubhouse link and here’s an RSVP link on Eventbrite.

Would be great to see you there!

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Written by Chris McCann, General Partner @ Race Capital, former Greylock Partners. More about me. My BitClout Profile: https://bitclout.com/u/mccannatron

The Techstars Sustainability Summit

Techstars is hosting the first-ever Techstars Sustainability Summit on April 15, and you’re invited. At the Summit, attendees will come together virtually to share learnings and further the collaboration needed to scale solutions with Cody Simms, Techstars SVP of Climate and Sustainability. Keynotes from Maëlle Gavet, Techstars CEO, and Nicole Systrom of Sutro Energy Group, Activate & Prime Coalition, will spark our thinking about what’s possible. Register now.

Big Tech News Last Week

Microsoft is reportedly purchasing Discord for more than $10B.
The FBI is warning tech companies of the dangers of deep fakes, it may be coming sooner than we think.
Not tech per se but a huge ship blocked the Suez Canal blocking world trade, and it’s still stuck. (funny website).

Deep Dive Posts

Open source isn’t a business model per se, although it can be a great distribution channel.
Know the adage that the majority of startups fail? Well it’s true, backed by data, startups have a ~80% probability of failing.
An illuminating post on why venture capitalists (VC’s) evaluate companies the way they do.
Tips for approaching VC’s especially for out-of-networked founders.

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Chris McCann - General Partner @ Race Capital, former Greylock Partners
chris@startupdigest.com

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