All Things Angel Investing #9
Intangible Angel Weekly: Twitter Spats, Carta Tools, Loom Pitches
Hope everyone had a great Holiday last week!
VC Twitter has blown up with controversy recently led by a tech vs. journalism spat. Some of what we are seeing is a byproduct of an emerging need for investors to differentiate their brands amidst an increasingly crowded/competitive environment. Balaji became a rockstar warning us early about COVID. Jason and Chamath are now regulars on CNBC. And it’s not limited to individuals. Funds too are doubling down on brand building, with lots of announcements about new platforms, content initiatives, roundtables, and more. Competition to win deals — and longer term to win LP dollars — is driving much of this need for investors to be more public.
Definitely a trend to watch.
Being Talked About:
Recap of the Taylor Lorenz<>Balaji S. Srinivasan Twitter spat
The backstory of Bloomberg in Tweets
Stephen H. with a great post on investor vulnerability
Congrats to Kevin W. on the Lever Health app store launch!
LOL Worthy:
Check It Out:
Listen: Semil Shah interviews Elizabeth "Beezer" Clarkson (Sapphire Ventures)
Try: Carta launched a new tool to model SAFEs and other convertible notes
Read: First Republic published a deck on the LP venture capital perspective
Join: Brad Feld and others launched a platform for startup community leaders
Deal Highlights:
Deals from AL, Launch Accelerator, and syndicates from Jonathan Wasserstrum, Gyan Kapur and Sajid Rahman (Slack)
Parting Thought:
Many in our community are loving Loom to save time and personalize pitch feedback. Give it a try if you haven’t already…
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