VC Theses #139 | AI's biggest impact, Embedded Fintech, How to Pivot & more
VC Theses #139 | AI's biggest impact, Embedded Fintech, How to Pivot & more
July 31st–Aug 6th | Insights from A16Z, Fika, Matrix, Alpaca, Cowboy, and others
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Investment Themes, Theses, & Outlooks
Where Will AI Have the Biggest Impact? Healthcare. (Daisy Wolf & Vijay Pande, A16Z)
The Next Trillion Dollar Marketplace Will Put SKUs on Services (Dan Hockenmaier, Partner @ Reforge)
Industry Developments & Analyses
Clinical Pathways are the Currency of Healthcare (Jeff Diamond & Aaron Szekel, Fika Ventures)
The Iron Triangle of Embedded Fintech (Matt Brown, Partner @ Matrix)
Field Study: Landlord Technology Solutions Facilitating Rent Collections (Brian Downs & Daniel Fetner, Alpaca VC)
The 2023 Startup Market Trends Seen by an Emerging Fund Manager of a Micro VC (Massimo Sgrelli, GP @ Lombardstreet Ventures)
The Economic Case for Generative AI and Foundation Models (Martin Casado & Sarah Wang, A16Z)
Generative AI Tech Stack (Rudina Seseri, Kleida Martiro, & Hunter Hartwell, Glasswing Ventures)
Mind the Storage Gap (Matt Mandel & Mark Khalil, USV)
Guides, Case Studies, and Best Practices for Operating
How to Pivot the Right Way (Ben Yoskovitz, Partner @ Highline Beta)
How disqualifying customers can actually boost sales (Kelechi Nwadibia, Director @ SignalFire)
How to Get Press for Your Startup (Chris Neumann, GP @ Panache Ventures)
A Breakdown of LinkedIn’s AI Assisted Growth Loop (Brian Balfour, Founder @ Reforge)
Additional Reads
WTF Happened In 2023? (Packy McCormick, GP @ Not Boring)
America Has a Problem. Startups Are Trying to Fix It. (Rex Woodbury, Partner @ Index)
Saving the Open Web (Tanay Jaipuria, Partner @ Wing VC)
Revisiting the Dot Com Era — What’s Similar, and Will Tech’s Recovery Be As Slow and Painful? (Aileen Lee & Allegra Simon, Cowboy Ventures)
The Biggest Mistake AI Investors Are Making: Too Much Extrapolation (Rob May, Partner @ AI Operators Fund)
Reaching For The Top (Vivek Ramaswami & Sabrina Wu, Madrona)
Historical Futurism (Kyle Harrison, GP @ Contrary)
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