Early-stage VC - Foundational Resources

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The following resources form the backbone of my understanding of, and thinking about, early-stage venture capital investing.

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Note 7-16-23: I have no idea why I duplicated this post to the link in "here" and kept this post. No matter, I'm still leaving this one published too.

Video(s)

Y Combinator’s Startup Investor School

Blog Posts

How to Be an Angel Investor - Paul Graham
How to be an angel investor, Part 2 - Venture Hacks
Black Swan Seed Rounds - Sam Altman
Suggestions for Angel Investors - Brad Feld
Angel Investing series - Mark Suster
Six Principles for Making New Things - Paul Graham
What We Look for in Founders - Paul Graham
Black Swan Farming - Paul Graham
Venture investor’s Playbook series - Chip Hazard, Flybridge
Invest in Lines, Not Dots - Mark Suster
How to De-Risk a Startup - Leo Polovets

Slides

The Rise of the Angels - Naval Ravikant
Angel Investing 101 - David Tetan
Inside the Black Box of Venture Capital - Mike Maples, Jr

Books

Venture Deals - Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson
Mastering the VC Game - Jeffrey Bussgang
A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs - Tren Griffin
The Business of Venture Capital - Mahendra Ramsinghani
Venture Capital Due Diligence - Justin J. Camp

Courses

Kauffman Fellows <> Techstars - Venture Deals Online Course --free; link will be out of date, as new links are posted for each cohort
UC Berkeley <> NVCA - VC University – costs $$$; this is the only weak recommendation on this list

Other lists of resources

Resources for the Venture Capital Industry
Ron Conway’s Recommended Reading List - via https://startupclass.samaltman.com/lists/readings/