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A beautiful duopoly
Many companies have struggled with competition, conditions of duopoly, price pressures and survival. Some survived, some did not. Others reached a profitable state and still exist.
Enrico Fermi and the future of venture capital
Matt Oguz Contributor Matt Oguz is founding partner at venture/science, a San Francisco-based quantitative investment firm. More posts by this contributor A beautiful duopoly Enrico Fermi and the futu
When capital prefers venture over public markets
Market movements in the technology sector -- particularly in SaaS tech companies -- are causing a stir among investors. It’s always a challenge to estimate valuation ranges for publicly traded compa
Riding The Funding Wave
When we observed an increase in Series A fundings in the first quarter of 2015, we had two theories as to what was happening. First, people are attracted to the Series A figures more than Series B or
Little’s Law Is Big For Startups
Traffic, traction, growth. We all know that these terms are prerequisites to success. As we launch our startups we hope for initial customer acceptance, which would lead to traffic, traction and final
Multi-Factor Analysis Of Y Combinator’s Summer 2014 Class
In my previous article, I wrote about how multi-factor analysis of startups helps avoid decision biases such as availability, anchoring or the famous “herd-mentality.” The merits of the theories b
Deciphering The Economics Of Venture Capital
The black swan events are popular in venture capital, a unique asset class that historically has all three characteristics as Nassim Nicholas Taleb outlined in his colorful book. What makes venture ca