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NFX is a leading seed-stage VC firm based in San Francisco and Israel.
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Will your startup matter in 10, 20, even 100 years? What makes a Founder successful vs. consequential? The legendary @kevin2kelly (cofounder @WIRED & best-selling author) on the unconventional mindset of Founders who will radically shift the future:- A new wave of generative AI companies is already here. But they're invisible on market maps that over-index on incumbents. So we tapped our network to reveal the up & comers. Early-stage companies showing signs of future greatness. Meet the AI Hot 75.
- Technology favors different skills at different times with a lot of money and status. We've seen that the rewardable skills are often a match between what the technology allows to be created and distributed, then what the culture at that time values.
- At NFX, we see what many later-stage investors do not: how a company is born We asked the world's top Founders & CEOs — @jeffiel, @michakaufman, @heathermirj, Manish of @Poshmarkapp, @craignewmark & others — where do great ideas really come from?
- Generative Tech is going to make us 200x better at art, music, sales, etc. But first, it's going to make people uncomfortable. The best founders will turn the uncomfortable into the routine — and into $Billion companies. @JamesCurrier's roadmap:
- NFX's Morgan Beller (@beller, co-creator of Libra) shares a behind-the-scenes look at the "why" behind this week's sold-out @stonercatstv project: What bigger problems they are solving - and why it had to happen as NFTs.
- How much does your startup name matter? While it won’t make or break your success it can certainly lift you up - or pull you down. Read as @JamesCurrier explains how you can give your startup an advantage with a good name: buff.ly/2CdivKO
- Does your startup idea matter? Some say it's 99% execution, 1% idea. We disagree. Great ideas compound your efforts. Bad ideas waste your life's energies. Today, @JamesCurrier shares 5 frameworks to identify the hidden patterns of great startup ideas.
- There are 2 psychological drivers in VC decisions many Founders never see. And the few w/ this insight have an unfair advantage - it's a reliable pattern that makes fundraising less bewildering. Today we're making these truths known to all. (@GigiLevy)
- This network effect powered the rise of TikTok, Medium, Craigslist, and more... It's called Hub-and-Spoke. We're introducing it as the 16th network effect in our NFX Bible. @JamesCurrier details how Founders can build this network effect from day 1:
- Thread: Today we're sharing The NFX Founder Library, a curation of the resources we've made publicly available over the last 2 years, all in one place. This is the "OS" behind $10 Billion in exits from the 10 companies we built across multiple industries & geographies.
- Q: What do top Founders know about fundraising that most others do not? Though rarely discussed, there are **8 key negotiation tactics VCs use** that can drastically shift your outcome. SEE HOW VCS NEGOTIATE cc @GigiLevy
- Today, the full 11-episode season of The Network Effects Masterclass is open for founders everywhere, for free. Thanks to 6k+ people from the startup community who helped preview this project prior to launch. Start watching & let us know what you think:
