Digest #52 | Green Workforce Software, Vertical Banks, Ethics of an Arms Race, and more
1 year of this digest! Insights from Equal Ventures, Eniac, CRV, Mac VC, Founders Fund, and more
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Investment Themes, Theses & Outlooks
🌍 A Green Workforce Software Revolution (Sophie Purdom, Kim Zou, Rick Zullo & Simran Suri, Climate Tech VC & Equal Ventures)
Why we invest in sustainability (Kristin McDonald, VC @ Eniac)
The Rise Of Vertical Banks (James Green, Principal @ CRV)
Embedded Lending — Our Thesis on SMB Lending, Enabling Infrastructure and the Opportunity to Unlock Access to Capital (Lauren Weston, VC @ Thomvest)
Industry Developments & Analyses
The State of Technology and Culture: New Space (Michael Palank, GP @ MaC VC)
The evolution of SaaS companies (Tanay Jaipuria, PM @ Instagram)
Every digital health startup is a clinic now (Christina Farr, Principal @ OMERS)
Space Investment Has Moved Past Max-Q, Can It Continue to Ascend? (Mike Collett, MP @ Promus Ventures)
Guides, Case Studies, & Best Practices for Operating
Why founders should care about where VCs get their money (Hadley Harris & Anthony Ja, Eniac Ventures)
How to accelerate growth in 2022 (Kyle Poyar, Partner @ OpenView)
Wedge, Vision, Execution (Dez Fleming, VC @ FirstMark)
The 3 Pillars of Product-Led Businesses (Mackey Craven, Partner @ OpenView)
Breadfast: Egypt's King of Quick Commerce (Mikal Khoso, VC @ Wavemaker)
Additional Reads
The Ethics of an Arms Race (Trae Stephens, Partner @ Founders Fund)
Jack the Giant Killer (Mike Solana, VP @ Founders Fund)
We surveyed Gen Z following our GEN Z VCs SUMMIT — and here’s what we found (Meagan Loyst, VC @ Lerer Hippeau)
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