Nov 30, 2020

Startup Digest Reading List: Founder Sales, Emerging Funds, Data Stack, and Black Friday

Issue #133 • November 30 • View online • Suggest a link

Startup Digest Reading List

A curated list of the top stories in technology, startups, and venture capital.

Welcome to this week’s edition of Startup Digest’s Reading List, a curated list of the top stories in technology, startups, and venture capital.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break with their loved ones. 🍁🥧🍁

I received a lot of positive feedback regarding the new format so will continue it for this week. If you have any strong opinions, would love to hear your thoughts!

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Written by Chris McCann, General Partner @ Race Capital, former Greylock Partners. More about me.

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Big tech news last week

Comcast to impose internet data caps next year.
Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos, unfortunately passed away over the holiday break. RIP 😞
Make sure to opt-out of Amazon Sidewalk.
Black Friday is reported to have $9B in sales driven mostly by online sales and curbside pickup.

Deep Dive Posts

Here are 10 tips for founders doing sales from a founder perspective.
Similar to the rise of embedded fintech, will we see the rise of embedded edtech?
An essay on how to think differently, by one of the best essayists: Paul Graham.
Sylvain Giuliani graphically shows how the data stack is changing for startups and where data warehouses fit in.
If you or anyone you know is thinking of starting a VC fund, you need to read this post about Limited Partnership Agreements (LPA’s) for emerging funds.

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Techstars Startup Digest Startup Digest Reading List is curated by:

Chris McCann - General Partner @ Race Capital, former Greylock Partners
chris@startupdigest.com

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