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Patrick Mathieson
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How not to die by Paul Graham (2007). "As long as you've made something that a few users are ecstatic about, you're on the right track. It will be good…
Patrick Mathieson
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January 2023

Strange times in tech-land these days. If you’re reading this blog, you probably know about this: But have you also noticed… uh… this? It’s a funny sort…
Patrick Mathieson
Grading my awful 2022 predictions & making some more anyways
Patrick Mathieson
There’s a scene I love in the Amazon original series Red Oaks. It goes like this: David, the young tennis instructor protagonist, has agreed to play…
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December 2022

A colleague recently told me about a well-known public technology company that is widely admired for its business efficiency and durable growth. It is a…
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November 2022

This past month I’ve probably had some version of the following conversation a half dozen times: Founder: I need to figure out whether to raise more now…
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Imagine two hypothetical founders/inventors/futurists/icons. Person A identifies an opportunity (say, cryptocurrencies), allocates a portion of his or…
Patrick Mathieson
As web3 peters out and investors annihilate Zuck for his metaverse bet, tech optimists need to find a new new thing to hang their hat on. So-called…
Patrick Mathieson

October 2022

About thrice a week I come across the latest trending explainer about how the growth vs. profitability paradigm has shifted in public and private…
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The denouement following a long but successful fundraise can sometimes be a time of surprising disappointment for entrepreneurs. Your shiny new…
Patrick Mathieson
I get a fair amount of inbound from college students or early/mid twenty-somethings of the “how do I get into venture/startups?” variety. Usually my…
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