Startup Digest - Startup Reading List - Your Weekly Reads - October 28th

Startup Reading List October 28, 2017 Enjoy the read and the weekend! Startup Digest Startup Reading List is curated by: Zubin Chagpar - @phylosopher Contact Zubin Chagpar at zubin.chagpar@startupdigestmail.com Startups Meet Investors At TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin brings together hundreds of early-stage startups looking to gain customers, expand brand awareness, and of course, get more funding. At Disrupt Berlin, TechCrunch offers CrunchMatch, a white glove service that matches investors to startups and provides on-site meeting locations. If you’re a startup founder, book your tickets today and save 15% when you use promo code “TECHSTARS”. See you in Berlin! Y Combinator's Founding Principles Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Robert Morris, and Trevor Blackwell "We must remember that we're investors, not bosses. We can advise and persuade, but not command. Good founders don't need more than advice anyway. And since you can't know what it's like to start a startup without having done it, those who advise the founders should be mostly people who have." What Founders Really Want from VCs Fred Destin "Young startups often don't realize how attractive they are, and what calibre of people they are able to attract. This is one area where a passionate investor can really make a difference in closing amazing candidates. Getting great talent early is priceless." How to Build a Billion Dollar Digital Marketplace Andrew Chen "As you might imagine, breaking into each new local market can be incredibly painful. Marketplace companies often end up employing teams of "launchers," a specialized ops role focused on cracking new cities." VC Math Homan Yuen "As a general comparison, LPs can obtain 1.5x returns after 10 years on many different types of asset classes including private equity, public equities, and real estate. LPs look to venture capital to provide premium returns due to the increased risk and illiquidity of the asset class. For riskier and longer term investments like seed funds, LPs expect an even higher premium. Otherwise, there is no financial reason to give money to venture firms. Historically, many venture funds do fail to hit these targets, and a large proportion also fail to return 1.5x or even 1.0x." Manage Subscription Submit Event Submit Resource View in Browser You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. Techstars Startup Digest, © 2009-2017 by Techstars Central LLC. All rights reserved. Techstars Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Techstars Central, LLC. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use.

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