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PMF
+3

Aug 24, 2026
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3 min read
“I would hire a fairly senior product marketer fairly early.”

AI
+3

Jul 24, 2026
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3 min read
"At least two-thirds of my investments are category creation."

sales
+2

Jul 6, 2026
•
4 min read
"Selling is just as complex as engineering is."

AI
+3

Jun 11, 2026
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3 min read
"You need to invest a lot of your time and a lot of resources to go after top talent."

AI
+4

May 21, 2026
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3 min read
“AI isn’t just SaaS plus.”

startup
+18

Feb 24, 2025
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3 min read
“We're getting a bit more creative in Africa around funding for startups.”

startup
+19

Jan 27, 2025
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3 min read
"Reading the room is knowing when somebody already agrees with you.”

startup
+22

Nov 1, 2024
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3 min read
“Our motto is: ‘go towards where it hurts.’ Go fix it.”

VC
+23

Aug 27, 2024
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3 min read
“Tech is as perishable as fruits and vegetables you can procure from Trader Joe's.”

VC
+22

Aug 26, 2024
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3 min read
"There's no doubt in my mind that no one can forecast the future."

PLG
+20

Aug 16, 2024
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3 min read
“If you think of payment, it's just a kind of friction.”

VC
+22

Aug 14, 2024
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3 min read
Exploring early-stage trends with Kevin Weber, managing partner, Amex Ventures

PLG
+19

Aug 13, 2024
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3 min read
"You absolutely should be finding mundane, hard problems that are not solved well by enterprise technologies."

startup
+17

Aug 7, 2024
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3 min read
Deb Kemper, managing partner, Golden Seeds Ventures

startup
+18

Aug 6, 2024
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3 min read
VAST Data CEO/founder Renen Hallak on early-stage customer discovery + acquisition

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