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9/28/2022
16 : 34
Sturgeon Capital: Venture at the Frontier
The venture firm has succeeded by focusing on geographies most investors overlook. It is positioned to become a dominant force in emerging markets.
9/25/2022
16 : 14
Aave: The Crypto Conglomerate
With over $5.6 billion in total value locked, Aave is one of DeFi's most dominant players. Its ambitions extend far beyond lending.
9/18/2022
14 : 14
The Wisdom List: Sam Bankman-Fried
FTX's CEO shares his thoughts on management, scaling himself, and keeping up with the competition.
9/11/2022
17 : 44
Goldman Sachs: The Quest for Eternal Youth
The firm has spent billions attempting to transform itself into a tech company, exploring lending, savings, and investing.
8/28/2022
20 : 4
The Business of Barcelona
The $5 billion football club is in the midst of a high-risk transformation.
8/14/2022
18 : 24
What to Watch in Crypto Now
Fifteen investors share crypto's highest-potential projects featuring Cosmos, Toucan, Farcaster, and many more.
8/7/2022
16 : 24
Modern Meditations: Bryan Pellegrino
We ask the most unobvious questions we can think of to the CEO of LayerZero. Pellegrino's business has been backed by Sequoia, a16z, and Multicoin.
7/31/2022
13 : 54
Timeless Lessons from Great Investors
Ten habits of some of venture capital's most successful firms.
7/24/2022
18 : 44
Helium: The Network of Networks
Nova Labs' Internet of Things network is one of crypto's greatest achievements. In its next chapter, it's pursuing an even more audacious goal.
7/17/2022
17 : 24
Anduril: The Business of Defense
The weapons manufacturer has scaled revenue at record speeds, reaching a valuation of +$7B. It may be one of the most important companies of our era.
7/10/2022
15 : 4
Generalist Capital: In Search of Epics
We have raised a $12.25 million fund designed to help a small number of founders maximize the power of narrative.
6/22/2022
16 : 14
WorkOS: Enterprise’s Great Equalizer
Michael Grinich has built something close to magical: an API that expands the TAM of the companies it serves. Some believe it's “the next Stripe."
6/19/2022
19 : 14
Union Square Ventures: The Thinkers
The New York-based venture firm has one of the industry's most remarkable track records. Its success comes from deep thinking and unusual discipline.
6/12/2022
20 : 54
Y Combinator: The Institute of Innovation
YC has more weapons than any other player in venture. Its influence is still underestimated.
6/5/2022
15 : 24
How to build a $30 billion business with Kevin Aluwi
The CEO of publicly traded super-app Gojek shares his lessons on creating a principled culture, managing organizational debt, and building moats.
5/22/2022
17 : 34
Kavak: The Drive to Conquer
The $8.7 billion used car marketplace became Mexico's first unicorn by focusing on data. Next stop: the rest of the world.
5/18/2022
16 : 24
Vanta: Securing the Internet
Christina Cacioppo's company is the established leader in automated compliance monitoring. Its ambitions span the web.
5/15/2022
15 : 4
Blockspace with Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon has called blockspace the “best product” of the 2020s. We ask a16z's head of crypto to explain why that's the case and where we're headed.
5/8/2022
17 : 14
The Economy of You
An exploration into the promise and perils of social tokens.
4/24/2022
16 : 54
Flexport: How to Move the World
The $8 billion freight forwarder has designs on a bigger prize: owning the data layer for global trade.