What next?“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”Jun 21, 2023Jun 21, 2023
How Big VCs Have Ruined SoftwareThe worst kept secret in investing is that software companies are great businesses. While everyone knows that they are high margin…Nov 30, 2022Nov 30, 2022
Published inStartup StashThe Three Worst Types of QuestionsThe average child asks about 73 questions a day, while the average adult asks about 20.Oct 26, 2022Oct 26, 2022
Published inAura VenturesInvestment Notes — ZenphiSometimes a product demo comes along that is so good, it feels like you have been told a secret about the future.Oct 5, 2022Oct 5, 2022
Published inStartup StashVC Guide to Market SizingMarkets are a fairly ancient concept but sizing them is not.Sep 6, 20221Sep 6, 20221
Published inAura VenturesClimate Tech OverviewIn 2015, U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe brought a snowball onto the Senate floor to disapprove the existence of climate change.Jun 8, 2022Jun 8, 2022
How do VCs invest?Early stage investing is much simpler than early-stage company building.May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
Google vs YouDavid and Goliath pretty much own the underdog franchise. People can’t get enough of the small shepherd taking down a gargantuan warrior…Apr 20, 20221Apr 20, 20221
How to not waste time fundraisingFor founders, pitching venture capitalists can sometimes be as frustrating as going to the dentist.Mar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022
Published inAura VenturesWeb3 Infrastructure ThesisIn January 2000, nearly 12 out of the 61 prime time ad slots for the Superbowl were for dot-com companies. Many were going public before…Jan 30, 20221Jan 30, 20221
Going Platinum: What Eminem and AirBnB have in CommonIn 1996, Marshall Mather’s debut commercial album was a flop. Mather’s sold the record from the trunk of his car in Detroit car parks. It…Jan 16, 2022Jan 16, 2022
Blockchain: Down the Rabbit HoleBlockchain is eating the world. It was in 2011, that Marc Andreseen prophetically stated that software was eating the world. To date…Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021
Finding Champagne in Bubbles: The Decentralised CloudBlockchain = Venture dollarsNov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
The Cloud Cartels: Web 2.0The global flow of data is a story as deserving of a TV show as Narcos. It’s a story of servers, data vaults, hackers, Russian Submarines…Oct 4, 20211Oct 4, 20211
Published inAura VenturesHiring undervalued talent in an overpriced worldIn many ways our resumes are like a share price, disconnected from our intrinsic value but something that everyone else speculates on.Sep 9, 2021Sep 9, 2021
Published inAura VenturesHave all the big ideas been taken?Software is eating the world, but how many bites are left?Aug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021
Published inAura VenturesFrom Idea to Unicorn: The Fundraising JourneyWhen I was little, my dad would always pitch me business ideas. A personal favourite was riding a bicycle with a television attached. By…Aug 15, 2021Aug 15, 2021
Published inAura VenturesFocus on what matters: VC guide to metricsIf you could focus on only one metric to guide your life, what would it be? Salary, retweets, distance walked, # productive hours…Aug 7, 2021Aug 7, 2021
