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Digest #29 | DeFi-ing traditional finance, Earth observation, and more
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Digest #29 | DeFi-ing traditional finance, Earth observation, and more

Ali Afridi
Jun 27, 2021
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Welcome to new subscribers! SandHill.io aggregates and shares the latest investment themes, market insights, and best practices for operating and investing from 500+ VCs, analysts, and operators.

This newsletter curates a selection of posts featured on the website each week.


Investment Themes, Theses, and Outlooks

  • DeFi-ing the rules of traditional finance (Natalie Luu, Partner @ Lightspeed)

  • The Three C’s of EdTech (Hillary Bush, MBA Associate @ Founder Collective)

Industry Developments and Analyses

  • 🌍 Zooming out on Earth observation & intelligence (Sophie Purdom & Kimberly Zou, Climate Tech VC)

  • iBuyers Can Manage Macro Risks (Gene Munster & David Stokman, Loup Ventures)

  • No taxes, no algorithms: Why creators deserve websites (Josh Constine, Principal @ SignalFire)

  • Enterprise Blockchain — Worth the Hype? (Jake Tauscher, Investor @ G2VP)

  • A Primer on Prediction Markets (Erik Torenberg, Partner @ Village Global)

  • A Look Back at Q1 '21 Public Cloud Earnings (Jamin Ball, Partner @ Altimeter Capital)

Case Studies and Best Practices for Operating

  • An insider’s advice on how to approach influencers (Brittany Brody, Investor @ Founder Collective)

  • 6 Product Frameworks From the Inventor of the iPod, iPhone & Nest (Pete Flint, GP @ NFX)

Additional Reads

  • Unicorn Market Cap, June 2021 (Almost Post-Pandemic Edition) (Elad Gil, Angel Investor)

  • What China’s Soul Tells Us About the Future of the Social Internet (Rex Woodbury, Principal @ Index)

  • Four ways that VCs evaluate startup pitches (David Frankel, MP @ Founder Collective)

  • Customer-Based Valuation (Tanay Jaipuria, Instagram)


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