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The Founders Guide to Optimizing Your Fundraise
Eight elite founders share the tactics and frameworks that helped them raise over $4 billion in venture funding.
Mar 26
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Mario Gabriele
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Letters to a Young Investor: Ho Nam
We're kicking off a new season with one of venture capital’s great practitioners, the backer of grand slams like Roblox and Coupang, and the co-founder…
Mar 19
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Mario Gabriele
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Capital: Ben Sun
Ben Sun has built Primary Venture Partners into one of New York’s marquee firms. His ultimate goal? Building the best seed fund in the world.
Mar 7
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Mario Gabriele
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Messi, Inc.
Being the GOAT has more upside than ever. Lionel Messi’s upcoming $200MM fund and incubation studio lays the groundwork for a modern approach to…
Feb 22
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Mario Gabriele
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The Unrelenting Ambition of Airwallex
The $5.6 billion fintech has established itself in APAC. It will not rest until it wins the rest of the world.
Feb 8
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Mario Gabriele
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The Best Venture Firm You’ve Never Heard Of
Dec 3, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
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ASML: A Monopoly on Magic
Jul 30, 2023
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A24: The Rise of a Cultural Conglomerate
Sep 22, 2023
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Substack: Empire of Narratives
Mar 5, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
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The Unrelenting Ambition of Airwallex
The $5.6 billion fintech has established itself in APAC. It will not rest until it wins the rest of the world.
Feb 8
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Mario Gabriele
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A24: The Rise of a Cultural Conglomerate
The indie studio is behind some of Hollywood’s biggest hits and critical darlings. It has designs on becoming media’s answer to LVMH.
Sep 22, 2023
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Plaid: Finance's Next Great Network
After turning down Visa, the $13.4 billion fintech is thriving solo. It’s become a true multi-product company with room to run.
Aug 13, 2023
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ASML: A Monopoly on Magic
The $300 billion Dutch firm is the most important company you’ve never heard of.
Jul 30, 2023
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Brex’s Second Act
The $12.3 billion fintech is hitting new heights and entering a new growth phase. It’s a dividend of the firm’s clear-eyed decision-making.
Jul 13, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
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Watershed: A Climate Pragmatist
The $1 billion carbon accounting platform has attracted investment from Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins. Its greatest strength is its practical…
May 14, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
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Mercury is Ready for the Moment
The unicorn banking platform built on a network of partner institutions is profitable, growing rapidly – and ready to become SV’s new standard.
Mar 29, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
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Substack: Empire of Narratives
The $650 million startup isn’t a newsletter platform – it’s a multi-media network and cultural powerhouse.
Mar 5, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
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Letters to a Young Investor: Ho Nam
We're kicking off a new season with one of venture capital’s great practitioners, the backer of grand slams like Roblox and Coupang, and the co-founder…
Mar 19
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Mario Gabriele
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Reid Hoffman on The Best Possible Future
In the final edition of “Letters to a Young Investor’s” first series, Reid and I discuss AI’s potential and its risks.
Feb 27
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Mario Gabriele
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Generalist Capital: New Epics
We’ve backed ten startups building at the frontier in the two years since founding Generalist Capital. Here’s who we’ve invested in and why we’re…
Feb 1
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Mario Gabriele
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Letters to a Young Investor: Reid Hoffman on Signals and Mirages
And why the AI “oasis” may bear technology’s sweetest fruit.
Jan 16
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Mario Gabriele
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Artificial Intelligence
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The Year AI Gets a Better Body
Sam Altman and Jony Ive are working on a new AI hardware device. The search for innovative form factors for the technology may be one of the most…
Jan 4
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Mario Gabriele
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Life in a Kingdom of Dangerous Magic
Or, why regulating artificial intelligence is so difficult.
Sep 10, 2023
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What to Watch in AI (July 2023)
Investors from Sequoia, USV, Kleiner Perkins, and more select the AI startups you should keep an eye on.
Jul 23, 2023
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AI and The Burden of Knowledge
A story of superior intelligence and possible obsolescence.
Jun 25, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
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Interviews
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The Future of Farcaster with Dan Romero
The founder of the disruptive social network talks about competing directly against Elon Musk, nerd sniping, prediction markets, and new business…
Mar 14
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Mario Gabriele
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Capital: Ben Sun
Ben Sun has built Primary Venture Partners into one of New York’s marquee firms. His ultimate goal? Building the best seed fund in the world.
Mar 7
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Mario Gabriele
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Modern Meditations: Kirsten Green
The Forerunner Ventures founder on vulnerability, patience, and human psychology.
Jan 18
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Mario Gabriele
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Modern Meditations: Danny Rimer
The Index Ventures partner on art, investing, and destiny.
Nov 9, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
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Capital: Zavain Dar, GP at Dimension
Investing at the bleeding edge of technology and life sciences.
Oct 26, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
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Modern Meditations: Rebecca Kaden
The Union Square Ventures managing partner on stories, ancient structures, and technological salvation.
Sep 14, 2023
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Modern Meditations: Claire Hughes Johnson
The Stripe executive on leadership, linguistics, and literature.
Aug 20, 2023
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Modern Meditations: Sam Lessin
The Slow Ventures GP on philosophy, empowering metrics, AI hype, and John Wick.
Jul 9, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
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The Founders Guide to Optimizing Your Fundraise
Eight elite founders share the tactics and frameworks that helped them raise over $4 billion in venture funding.
Mar 26
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Mario Gabriele
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The Founders Guide to Leveraging AI
Eight CEOs outline how they’re adapting to the GPT Era.
Mar 5
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Mario Gabriele
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The Founders Guide to Spotting Outlier Talent
What signals do elite founders look for when hiring? This edition of The Braintrust digs in.
Feb 13
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Mario Gabriele
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The Founders Guide to Making Unpopular Decisions
Great leadership requires making tough choices.
Jan 23
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Mario Gabriele
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The Founders Guide to Mastering New Parts of Your Business
In this edition of The Braintrust, eight unicorn founders share the strategies they use to master new parts of their business.
Jan 9
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Mario Gabriele
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The Founders Guide to Leveraging Your Cap Table
In this edition of The Braintrust, eight unicorn founders unpack how they optimize their investor relationships.
Dec 12, 2023
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Mario Gabriele
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