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The Long Economic Case for Snapchat

The Long Economic Case for Snapchat

By Mark Suster on March 14, 2016

Last week I wrote a primer on how to use Snapchat for my peer group of “over 30” people who don’t yet “get” Snapchat. Today I want to talk briefly about why I believe Snapchat is an important media company. If you still don’t get Snapchat please read the primer or follow me on Snapchat for […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged snapchat, Tech Market Analysis

Snapchat 101 for VCs and Old Folks

Snapchat 101 for VCs and Old Folks

By Mark Suster on March 11, 2016

As the human ear ages it loses its ability to hear high-pitched sound frequencies (above 15-16 kHz) through a condition known as presbycusis that starts at 18 years old. There’s an old parlor trick where a sound is played at a higher frequency than adults can hear while kids are left smiling and laughing at […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged Tech Market Analysis, VC Industry

Why You Should Put Yourself Out There and Try New Products

Why You Should Put Yourself Out There and Try New Products

By Mark Suster on March 7, 2016

  In 2006 I started using Facebook and most of my friends & colleagues thought I was strange. They thought it was like MySpace and why did I need a MySpace page? In 2007 I started using Twitter and most of my friends & colleagues wondered why people would care what I ate for lunch. […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged startup lessons, Tech Market Analysis

Why Uber Should Go Public

Why Uber Should Go Public

By Mark Suster on February 8, 2016

“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except all those others that have been tried” – Winston Churchill. At the Upfront Summit this past week there was an electric interview of Fred Wilson led by well-researched and artful Dan Primack of Fortune Magazine that ended up making news.  The newsworthy […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Tech Market Analysis, Uber

What Do Industry Insiders Think Will Happen in VC in 2016?

What Do Industry Insiders Think Will Happen in VC in 2016?

By Mark Suster on February 4, 2016

“This is the year the tortoise may gain on the hare.” There are a lot of data points that one can observer to get a sense of the venture capital markets – both LP fundings into venture and VC financings of startups. They point to some widely known facts: financings & valuations are up massively […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Tech Market Analysis, VC Industry

Venture Outlook 2016

Venture Outlook 2016

By Mark Suster on October 19, 2015

There is a lot of uncertainty about the state of the private, high-growth technology markets and the venture capital markets that underpin them. On the one hand innovation is clearly at an all time high unleashed by smart phones, fast telecom networks, social networks that spread commerce and the fact that we are all one […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Tech Market Analysis, VC Industry

When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

By Mark Suster on June 23, 2015

I’ve heard many investors and some executives repeat the mantra, “Never offer exclusive deals,” and since this blanket statement is generally bad advice I thought I’d offer the less conventional but I believe more practical version of why exclusive deals can actually be a huge bonus for a startup and why I actively encourage them. So that we’re […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged sales, Tech Market Analysis

Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

By Mark Suster on October 14, 2014

“There’s something going on in LA.” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. I hear it right after people have decided to come by for a few days to “check out what all the fuss is about.” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged Entrepreneurship, los angeles, startups, Tech Market Analysis, vc funding, venture capital

How You Know You’ve Got the Right Startup Model?

How You Know You’ve Got the Right Startup Model?

By Mark Suster on April 1, 2014

If you’ve watched any industry in the last 20 years where technology has begun to transform how the industry works the results are always predictable driven by what Clay Christensen appropriately called “The Innovator’s Dilemma” (one of the most influential books that changed my thinking about markets). Young startups claim they are going to change […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged cloud storage, Entrepreneurship, Public Storage, startups, Tech Market Analysis, TrueCar, vc funding, venture capital

How do I Really Feel About Anonymous Apps Like Secret?

How do I Really Feel About Anonymous Apps Like Secret?

By Mark Suster on March 16, 2014

By now you likely know that Marc Andreessen weighed in on anonymous apps in a 12-part Twitter diatribe. Anonymity. As the old joke goes, “on the Internet nobody knows you’re a dog.” I have been weighing in slowly on the topic over the past few weeks on Twitter but have avoided writing a blog post […]

Posted in Application Software, Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged Entrepreneurship, startups, Tech Market Analysis, vc funding, venture capital

Putting Tom Perkins Comments into Context

Putting Tom Perkins Comments into Context

By Mark Suster on January 25, 2014

Tom Perkins is one of the founding members of the venerable venture capitalist firm Kleiner Perkins. He just had his Mitt Romney moment and his name will forever be etched in the collective consciousness of the tech community for this terribly insensitive and tone deaf letter to the Wall Street Journal. The headline of Mr. […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Entrepreneurship, Kleiner Perkins, Kristallnacht, Perkinsgate, startups, Tech Market Analysis, Tom Perkins, vc funding, VC Industry, venture capital | 1 Response

Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

By Mark Suster on January 21, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. TL;DR Tech news keeps proclaiming “phone calls are dead,” which is useful except that the data suggests the exact opposite. Calls are changing […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Entrepreneurship, phone calls, startups, Tech Market Analysis, vc funding, venture capital

DataSift Announces Mega-Round. Apple Buys Topsy for $200 Million. Here’s What You Need to Know

DataSift Announces Mega-Round. Apple Buys Topsy for $200 Million. Here’s What You Need to Know

By Mark Suster on December 3, 2013

I’m super proud to announce that DataSift has just completed a $42 million financing round coming at the end of a year where its revenue grew several hundred percent year-over-year. Considering our revenue is SaaS revenue this achievement is even more remarkable. The timing of the announcement of this investment couldn’t have been timed more […]

Posted in Application Software, Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged Apple, DataSift, Entrepreneurship, social media, startups, Tech Market Analysis, Topsy, twitter, vc funding, venture capital

Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

By Mark Suster on June 10, 2013

I spoke this past week at the LeWeb conference in London, which was a superbly well run event with a very quality production team. Kudos. The 20-minute video of my presentation is here if you’re interested. And it was convenient for me because we also held our annual London board meeting of DataSift, who helps […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Collaborative consumption, Entrepreneurship, leweb, london, silicon valley, startups, Tech Market Analysis, vc funding, venture capital

What Would it Look Like if Elon Musk Pitched a VC Today?

What Would it Look Like if Elon Musk Pitched a VC Today?

By Mark Suster on May 30, 2013

This week I attended the All Things D Conference in Ranchos Palos Verdes. It is always a stellar event. The good and great of the tech industry were there: Tim Cook, Sheryl Sandberg, Dick Costolo, Max Levchin, etc. But Elon Musk stole the show. I thought Michael Lazerow’s Tweet best captured the mood of the […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged Elon Musk, Entrepreneurship, Kickstarter, Nikola Tesla, paypal, Raising Venture Capital, SpaceX, startups, Tech Market Analysis, vc funding, venture capital

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