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Thursday! Woot. We’re a little car sick as we write this en route to San Francisco from Marin, where we just finished up a discussion on public finance that was super interesting. More on that to come.   In the meantime, we’re headed to TC headquarters to help record this week’s “Equity” podcast with the ever […]

Hi, happy Wednesday, all.:) Top News The CEO of Nextdoor, the social network for local neighborhoods, plans to step down from his role after almost eight years, reports Recode. Nirav Tolia, one of Nextdoor’s founders, emailed employees today that he is beginning a search for his own replacement and will move into an “active” chairman role on […]

Look, we love you, but it’s the last week of July and it’s busier than ever on the deal front. Can you please go on vacation? They’re fun! Speaking of vacations, next week we will be working while watching our children and visiting our parents, so do not expect “a lot.”  Also, of actual importance: the […]

Monday! Hello!   Quick mention before we dive into things: We finally have an event site for our upcoming INSIDER series on Tuesday night, September 25th, in San Francisco, and we are getting excited, people.  If you missed last week’s news, Juul founders Adam Bowen and James Monsees, are now coming to discuss the explosive growth of their sleekly designed nicotine vaporizers and […]

Friday! [Prepares chilled martini pitcher.] Hope you have a great weekend in store. If you’re looking for a podcast at any point over the next couple of days, we were over at TechCrunch yesterday, recording its “Equity” show with the charming Matthew Lynley of TC, Alex Wilhelm of Crunchbase News, and Lux Capital Partner Renata […]

Hi, happy Thursday, all.:) Top News Project ‘Fuchsia’: Google is quietly working on a successor to Android. Sponsored By . . . Investors from top VC firms like Union Square Ventures and Bessemer read The Altcoin Transmission to stay on top of the latest trends in cryptocurrency. Click here to subscribe now and have a chance to win three […]

Wednesday! Hope yours is going well.:)  News: The founders of the e-cig startup that’s taking over the world —  Juul  — are now coming in September to our second and last INSIDER event of the year in San Francisco. More on the fuller agenda as it develops, but we’re incredibly excited to sit down with them. Top News Today, […]

Hello again, and happy Tuesday! Quick mention: Programming continues for our upcoming StrictlyVC INSIDER event on Tuesday night, September 25th in San Francisco. We have one new founder team about which we are very excited and you will be, too, though we can’t announce them just yet. In the meantime, thanks to our generous partners in […]

Hi, happy Monday, all. Hope yours has been less hectic than ours.:) Top News Donald Trump spoke on behalf of Russia today at a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, undoubtedly stunning millions around the world as he called Putin a “good competitor” and accusing U.S. institutions of “foolishness.”  Among many jaw-dropping moments during […]

Friday! [Rides motorcycle over bank of parked cars.] Hope you have a wonderful weekend, everyone. Per the usual, if you’re looking for something to listen to while you’re tooling around in your car or bike, a few of us recorded a new “Equity” podcast yesterday over at TechCrunch’s offices, with special guest and sheer delight Graham Brown of Lerer […]