A New Project
More than $7b of capital was invested in Spanish startups over the past two years, yet there is almost no North American capital invested in local funds. Why? How should US LPs think about allocating to Spain?
Bridging Final Gaps in Frontier VC Markets
Why are exits smaller in emerging VC markets? It is not the ambition of the founders, or the quality of their ideas.
Factors that Matter in VC Returns
What drives returns in a venture fund? How should LPs think, a priori, about whether a specific fund will provide good returns?
Globally Ambitious Startups in Spain
A selection of ambitious venture backed Spanish companies tackling global challenges - transportation, small business operations, aging, climate change.
Jia: Finance Fairer & Faster
Memo about a new lending platform I recently invested in #web3, #investing
The Early Stage Tech Market in 2023
Writing for me provides a clarifying function. I write about ideas - from a book, for a business, a market
Bring in the new
But there is one failure mode that I believe can be avoided: Allowing the new Executive to be judged according to the strengths of his/her predecessor.
Questions from VC investors
Questions we encountered from VCs while raising early rounds of capital
Why do we Educate?
'The purpose of education is to learn to die satiated with life.'
What is Crypto for anyway?
What is the case for Crypto?
