Thrive Capital: Josh Kushner's $50B Bet on Conviction Over Diversification
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    SPVs Explained: The Single-Deal Vehicle That's Either Your Best Bet or a $250K Lottery Ticket
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    SPVs Explained: The Single-Deal Vehicle That's Either Your Best Bet or a $250K Lottery Ticket

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    Right of First Refusal: The Clause That Can Lock You In or Kill Your Deal
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    Right of First Refusal: The Clause That Can Lock You In or Kill Your Deal

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Common Stock vs Preferred Stock: The Liquidation Waterfall That Wipes Out Founders (With Real Math)
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    Common Stock vs Preferred Stock: The Liquidation Waterfall That Wipes Out Founders (With Real Math)

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Odyssey Raises $310M at $1.45B: Amazon Is Betting on World Models, Not Just LLMs
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Flutterwave Raises $250M Series E at $3.2B Valuation: Ripple Bets on Africa's Payment Rails
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    How to Evaluate an Emerging VC Fund Manager: 7 Signals That Actually Predict Returns
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    NewCore Emerges from Stealth with $66M Seed to Govern AI Agents in the Enterprise
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    NewCore Emerges from Stealth with $66M Seed to Govern AI Agents in the Enterprise

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    Rolling Funds in Venture Capital: The Quarterly Subscription Model Explained
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    Afore Capital: Inside the $500M Pre-Seed Powerhouse Taking Day 0 Investments Seriously
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Gaingels: How an Inclusive VC Syndicate Deployed Over $1 Billion Across 2,600 Investment Rounds
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··7 min read
    Sarvam AI Reaches Unicorn Status on $234M Series B: Why Sovereign AI Became HCLTech's Billion-Dollar Bet
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read