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Build a Team that Ships 28 Apr 2012 | 03:53 am
I started my first company 15 years go, and I still can’t manage. I suspect that very few people can. With AngelList, we want a team of self-managing people who ship code. Here’s what we do: Kee...
Why You Can’t Hire 14 Dec 2011 | 06:04 am
There isn’t a shortage of developers and designers. There’s a surplus of founders . The cost of starting a company has collapsed. It’s now just (minimal) salaries. For entrepreneurs, desks are free,...
Towards a Literate Nation 11 Dec 2011 | 12:13 pm
“Give me a lever long enough, and a place to stand, and I will move the earth” - Archimedes To reduce unemployment, we need to lever up. Not like Wall Street did, through debt, but like Silico...
Google should pull an Android on Facebook 7 Jul 2011 | 12:23 pm
Android’s best weapon against iOS is that it’s a much more open platform. iOS’ elegant user experience comes at a cost – developers have to suffer through approval delays, rejections, private APIs, ru...
There is No Angel Bubble. There are Many Angel Bubbles. 1 Dec 2010 | 09:05 am
A common meme floating around right now is that there is an Angel investing bubble. In the sense that an enormous amount of capital is being placed at risk, and its popping will have grave macro-eco...
The Unbundling of the Venture Capital Industry 1 Dec 2010 | 09:05 am
People often mock Super-Angels as being impure because they invest other people’s money. We also often get asked “What are VCs and Seed Funds doing on AngelList?” (They’re clearly marked, by the way, ...
Funding Markets Develop in Reverse 1 Dec 2010 | 09:05 am
I co-founded AngelList because I was tired of saying no to entrepreneurs. I wanted to say instead, “yes, we can help you get funded.” So, it’s especially disappointing when we get promising startups...
Privacy Violations 16 Oct 2010 | 04:16 am
All sorts of businesses are being built by violating assumptions about the privacy of data. Flickr violated the assumption that you wanted your photos private by default. Before Flickr came along, t...
Interview on Entrepreneurship up at GigaOm TV 14 May 2010 | 03:44 pm
Check out the full article, and watch the video.
Why (Private) Investors are Herd Animals 23 Apr 2010 | 01:38 am
It’s a common complaint – venture investors are driven by what other investors think, and therefore lack imagination and spine. There’s some truth to it – it is human nature, after all, to look for ...
