Today I'm celebrating six years as a venture capital investor at so I wrote about three big things I've learned so far:
🤔 you basically know nothing and that's OK
🦸🏻♀️ your network is your superpower
🤓 don't be the smartest person in the room
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Andy McLoughlin
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Seed VC . Focus on B2B software (dev tools, vertical SaaS, productivity, ops + finance). Tech. Food. Drinks. Music. Family. May or may not be notable.
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Yet another milestone 
We've whizzed past 200,000 people using Stark on Figma!
We've whizzed past 200,000 people using Stark on Figma!
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Stoked to welcome my old friend to the board of ! Tons of progress since we led their Series A and a dire need for their product. Onward!
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Excited to announce that @ThresholdVC has led a $25M Series B funding for @inscribeai! Inscribe's Risk Intelligence platform helps companies build digital trust, detect fraud and manage risk.
thresholdvc.medium.com/building-digit
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Super proud of the progress of despite the challenging environment, and this new round will support the company scale. Way to go and team!
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Excited to share my latest investment in the hardware space: ! wrote the largest check in their seed round, and I am super excited to work with Nishant and Thibault on this massive market opportunity
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Also: every time I reopen the app, that’s the default view 🤢
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The stuff surfaced by Twitter’s new “For You” tab is 50% genuinely excellent and 50% absolutely horrifying
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This is a great thread on why brand (often dismissed by modern data-driven marketers as fluff) can be so powerful - it can create a moat *and* effectively cut overall marketing spend.
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Everyone assumes I'm a quant marketer b/c I studied engineering.
Sure, I can do math. But brand is what drew me to marketing.
Apple taught us that good brands create moats. But most CEOs don't know that it also lowers CAC.
Here are my lessons building Gusto & Mutiny's brands:
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Thanks for pointing out we've been working with the company since 2015, not 2016! Time flies!
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Uncork led Human Interest's seed round back in 2016 (when they were still called Captain401!) and has proudly participated in every financing since.
As we talk about on our website, we "commit early, help with the hard stuff, and stick around. Really." 🫡
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Big news from our portfolio company Human Interest as they announce a new strategic investment from BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager.
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Strong contender for the best/most helpful thread of 2023 so far from portfolio CEO of ! What worked so well for B2B marketers in previous years probably won't be as effective so read this before you start iterating on strategies.
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2023 is a different world for B2B tech.
Every CEO I've talked to is rethinking some aspect of their growth strategy - from buyer segments to sales motion to pricing.
But most are flying blind.
Here's how to use real-time data to make the right decisions way faster:
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2023 learnings: there is a popular haircut in the UK called ‘Meet me at McDonald’s’
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1) Amazing
2) Nigel will obvs be played by Martin Freeman in the big screen retelling
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The story of Nigel Richards, the man from New Zealand who memorized every French word in the French scrabble dictionary and won the French Scrabble Championship without speaking any French
[read more: buff.ly/2rK5wi4]
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God bless all the salespeople sending automated drip-feed emails to try and put "a meeting on calendar later this week" 🎅🏼
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Appreciate the shoutout! We’ve certainly been extremely active in the last few months (props to for getting 2 deals done this month alone!) and are looking forward to meeting more great companies in 2023 🚀
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Here's our 30+ favorite VCs (A-Z) who *actively* lead Seed rounds!
@alexisohanian - @sevensevensix
@andrewparker - @SperoVentures
@annawbarber - @M13Company
@Bandrew - @UncorkCap
@BenjLerer - @LererHippeau
@BigMekaStyle - @Firstround
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🎶Guess who's back, back again... Torii's back (as the top-ranked SaaS Management Platform); tell a friend🎶 The Winter Report results are in, and Torii once again leads the way in SaaS Operations Management and SaaS Spend Management. Learn why:
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2022 wasn’t just a big year for Stark but for accessibility as a whole—with breakthroughs in everything from technology and politics, to gaming and space exploration! 🚀
Check out some of what we’re most excited about, in our Accessibility Year in Review!
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Hard to believe this team were beaten by Saudi Arabia. Argentina look solid.
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Excellent advice from on dealing with a sore throat: "Very hot milk, honey, and lots of old rum. It torches your throat and, well, you get to drink a load of old rum."
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Watching with the kids and my opinion of Uncle Frank remains. He's the worst.
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Every single member of Kevin’s family is awful. Just awful. Especially Uncle Frank. I hate that guy.
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I won’t often say this (as they’re usually so disappointing) but I think England were definitely the better team today. Just couldn’t convert the chances. Excited for Morocco 🇲🇦
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Unreal! Come on the big orange men! 🇳🇱🌷🧡
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This ref is an absolute disaster
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Call me crazy but I think Croatia could get this…
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Even if Brazil goes through on penalties, Croatia has shown that the frosted tip kings are far from infallible. And Livaković is in prime form so this could really go either way now...
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Call me crazy but I think Croatia could get this…
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Obviously very happy about this result but FFS NANCY
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I’ve taken advantage of World Cup enthusiasm at home to make my wife watch Welcome to Wrexham with me. Her sentiment three episodes in: “I’m truly surprised by how much I care about this”
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Timing is everything.
I ran a 100-person product team at Square and believe fintech was the best place to be in the last decade.
When I decided to leave, I evaluated 20+ industries.
To my surprise, I landed in martech.
Here's why martech is about to have its "fintech moment":
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Jeez, Nancy. You could at least get my name right when you’re asking for money.
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Incredible time-saver for founders!
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We’re thrilled to announce the 
launch of the SaaS Agreement Toolkit, a free resource for founders and operators offering the fastest, most trustworthy way for SaaS companies to create and understand commercial contracts. Check us out on ProductHunt! buff.ly/3FsW4CM
launch of the SaaS Agreement Toolkit, a free resource for founders and operators offering the fastest, most trustworthy way for SaaS companies to create and understand commercial contracts. Check us out on ProductHunt! buff.ly/3FsW4CM
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(Didn’t really totally deserve it given the run of play for the last 20 mins but…)
GOAL! 🏴
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Asking yourself why you don’t have access to the non-public version of Twitter is Thursday night’s main event
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BREAKING: Reuters is reporting that the public version of Twitter is reportedly at risk of breaking during the night.
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Like night turns to day, you can guarantee that no matter how much you donate to a democratic candidate you’ll get a daily text message asking you to chip in another $10
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PSA: experience ≠ expertise
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is leading a revolution in marketing tech. They’re building a generational company in the process.
Here’s Why You Should Join Mutiny: a thread 🧵
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Dems take the senate! Now let’s add Georgia for good measure
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