Digest #22 | The next revolution in commerce, Neo-Insurance and more

May 2nd – 8th

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Investment Themes, Theses, and Outlooks

• The next revolution in commerce will be driven by the seller (Kirsten Green, MP @ Forerunner)

• Insurance is having its (neo) moment. (Connor Love and Nicole Quinn, Lightspeed)

Industry Developments and Analyses

• Marketplace innovation driven by crypto (Boris Wertz, GP @ VersionOne VC)

• Climate 101: Part 2 Solutions (Albert Wenger, Partner @ USV)

• Chain Reactions: How Creators, Web3, and the Metaverse Intersect (Rex Woodbury, Principal @ Index Ventures)

• The Developer Productivity Manifesto Part 3 – Leaving Software on the Table (Nnamdi Iregbulem, Partner @ Lightspeed)

Case Studies and Best Practices for Operating

• Defining Product Success: Metrics and Goals (Sequoia India)

• The Great Talent Reshuffling of 2021 Has Begun (Hunter Walk, Partner @ Homebrew)

Additional Reads

• Crazy New Ideas (Paul Graham, Founder of Y Combinator)

• Protecting Against the Next Great Inflation (Ezra Galston, Partner @ Starting Line)

• The Death of The Middle (Erik Torenberg, Partner @ Village Global)

• Half Of All VCs Beat The Stock Market (Fred Wilson, GP @ USV)

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