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Ho Nam on an Investor’s Legacy
The Altos co-founder talks about hard times, being a great partner, and building a venture firm to last.
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Mario Gabriele
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Vinod Khosla: Unreasonable Tenacity
If you want to build a legendary company, sometimes, you simply cannot take no for an answer.
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Mario Gabriele
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Ho Nam on VC’s Power Law
Lessons from Arthur Rock, Steve Jobs, Don Lucas, Paul Graham and beyond.
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Mario Gabriele
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Letters to a Young Founder: Vinod Khosla
The founder of Sun Microsystems and “venture assistant” talks about his childhood, early inspirations, and the making of a legendary entrepreneur.
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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 winners like Roblox and Coupang, and the co-founder of…
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Mario Gabriele
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Letters to a Young Investor: 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.
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Mario Gabriele
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…
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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.
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Mario Gabriele
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Letters to a Young Investor: Reid Hoffman on the Psychology of Great Founders
In the second edition of our “Letters to a Young Investor” series, Reid Hoffman discusses exceptional entrepreneurs and their intersection with…
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Mario Gabriele
The Best Venture Firm You’ve Never Heard Of
Hummingbird Ventures has built an astonishing track record – all while staying out of the limelight. Its secret to success? A meticulous approach to…
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Mario Gabriele
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Letters to a Young Investor: Reid Hoffman on Airbnb and Stripe
The legendary investor shares his rationale for backing Airbnb against a colleague's advice, why he said no to Stripe, and the importance of having a…
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Mario Gabriele
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What Do Venture Capitalists Do?
A study from 1984 outlines the habits of Silicon Valley’s capital class. How have they changed?
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