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Nano Book Review: "The Snowball"
On the perils of meeting your heroes.
Mar 21
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Patrick Mathieson
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We're all relationship managers now
This essay was *not* proofread by ChatGPT, surprisingly.
Mar 11
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Patrick Mathieson
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February 2024
Some ideas that are too short for their own essays, part 2
See part one here. Rather than setting a company's burn based on their growth rate (as would be suggested by the so-called "burn multiple"), companies…
Feb 1
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Patrick Mathieson
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January 2024
Soft landings in venture
2023 was the year we speculated about whether the Fed could pull off a soft landing in the U.S. economy. Throughout 2024, as startups digest and then…
Jan 18
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December 2023
Wrap-up 2023
Annual predictions, best books, and weblog housekeeping.
Dec 22, 2023
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Patrick Mathieson
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October 2023
Interest rates and the problem of Other People's Money
How venture investments can sometimes be a bit Ponzi-ish
Oct 19, 2023
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Patrick Mathieson
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The playbook makes me nervous
Everything is fine?
Oct 2, 2023
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Patrick Mathieson
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September 2023
The absolute best place to be in SMB software
You may have heard that 99% of businesses are small businesses. If you’re involved in the B2B software ecosystem like I am, the thought may have…
Sep 19, 2023
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Patrick Mathieson
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August 2023
Founders & suicide
The names in this post are all pseudonyms.
Aug 3, 2023
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Patrick Mathieson
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July 2023
Some ideas that are too short for their own essays
Reader beware.
Jul 10, 2023
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Patrick Mathieson
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June 2023
Welcome to the AI bubble
A few months ago I had all my arguments lined up for why AI is absolutely not “the next crypto”. Use cases abound! Don’t take it on faith — ask it…
Jun 14, 2023
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Patrick Mathieson
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May 2023
You already have a ticket for this bus
One thing that’s really annoyed me during this recent down-cycle in the technology field: Current investors criticizing founders and management for…
May 15, 2023
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Patrick Mathieson
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