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Covid-19 and Venture Capital Journal – a brief note from the editor

We think it’s crucial that we maintain a close dialogue at this time, to understand people’s thinking on how the industry can best deal with the crisis, share best practices and draw on their feedback.

3 min read · 18 March 2020

More venture funds are becoming speed merchants. Should every VC adopt that strategy?

No one is immune from the pressure to offer a term sheet within 72 hours, and that rapid-fire process may seem nuts to an outsider, writes the managing directors of Sozo Ventures.

4 min read · 18 March 2020

Friday Letter: Venture community riding out covid-19 impact … for now

As the venture community takes steps to minimize the spread of the disease, does the 2008 recession offer an indication of how coronavirus will impact VC in 2020?

3 min read · 13 March 2020

Speed, power and flow: How surf competition criteria can help assess start-ups

A notion more associated with surfing - speed, power and flow - can help a venture firm's due diligence of a start-up, says guest author Horacio Falcão.

3 min read · 11 March 2020

Friday Letter: With coronavirus, there's more to do than wash your hands

Take our survey! Plus, more reflections on the coronavirus impact in VC from Denis Barrier of Cathay Innovation.

2 min read · 06 March 2020

Friday Letter: VC could be headed for dark days

Are investors and entrepreneurs hungry enough to survive the bumpy road ahead?

2 min read · 28 February 2020

Why 2020 will be a banner year for investing in the leaf

Consumer demand and public opinion are at all-time highs. There is perhaps no better time to be a specialist in the sector than now.

4 min read · 26 February 2020

Friday Letter: Cybersecurity takes center stage next week

Looking for the hottest new cybersecurity startup trends at the RSA Conference in San Francisco next week.

2 min read · 21 February 2020

Venture capital in Latin America: We need to invest more

Recently hired Redpoint eventures Operating Partner Carolina Strobel discusses what Latin America needs to build a venture ecosystem. A lot goes on behind-the-scenes before a unicorn is born.

3 min read · 20 February 2020

Why cybersecurity is so hot as an investment area

With the sector on pace for continued growth, cybersecurity investor Robert R. Ackerman notes what areas are saturated and what specialties his firm is looking at.

4 min read · 17 February 2020

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