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We have established an annual tradition of bringing you the best early stage investing articles of the year, handpicked by our Co-Founders Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile. As we look back on 2018, here are a few of our favorite, most interesting and informative pieces we read, in no particular order. We salute the authors and hope this collection provides insights to make 2019 a terrific year.
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Your VC Needs A Billion Dollar Exit. You Do Not. by Micah Rosenbloom
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The Difference Between Innovators and Entrepreneurs by Steve Blank
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The Valuation Obsession by Fred Wilson
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WTF is PMF? (part 1 of 2) by Christoph Janz
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Why Investing in Women-Led Startups is the Smart Move by David Nethero
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11 Reasons We Didn’t Invest in Your Company by Phil Nadel
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About that Valuation vs. Bad VC Tradeoff… by Fred Destin
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How to Talk About Valuation When a VC Asks by Mark Suster
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What Every Startup Founder Should Know About Exits by Benjamin Joffe & Cyril Ebersweiler
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6 Unexpected Burdens That Come with Outside Investors by Martin Zwilling
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Taking Money “Off the Table” by Fred Wilson
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The Hottest Trends Among Today's Top Startups (Infographic) by Rose Leadem
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Growth at All Costs is Perilous — This is How to Scale Sales Sustainably by Karen Rhorer
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The Power of Culture: How to Hire and Attract Amazing People by Aytekin Tank
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We Studied 100 Mentor-Mentee Matches — Here’s What Makes Mentorship Work by First Round
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The Simple Question that Can Make or Break a Startup by Kyle Young
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How to Break Bad News to Investors by Micah Rosenbloom
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5 Common Reasons Why VCs Decide Not to Invest by Beck Bamberger
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When Venture Capital Becomes Vanity Capital by Eric Paley
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Splitting the Deal by Fred Wilson
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The New Series A Fundraising Playbook for Seed-Funded Startups by David Beisel
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