From Farnam Street, there is a great post in The Blurb about the power of playing the long game. I liked this part below.
New plan
Many current cancer treatments are unable to consistently and reliably target cancer cells.
Now scientists are working with neoantigens, proteins found specifically on cancer cells, to develop personalized vaccines for more targeted, consistent cancer treatment.
We break down the vaccine process, companies working with the technology, and more. Check it out here.
Money, money, money
With consumer and business preferences shifting away from paper cash and checks, public and private companies are working to develop payment methods for the 21st century.
Private payment tech companies have raised $30B+ since 2014. We dig into where that money is being deployed and where the payment sector is headed. Clients can read about it here.
Long-term greedy
Eric Paley penned a post about when venture capital becomes vanity capital. It’s in The Blurb and talks about why raising less capital or raising capital later is better.
It’s antithetical to the whole ethos of investors foie gras’ing startups that is going on now which we discussed in this podcast.
He compares Zappos vs. Wayfair. Zappos is a poster child for VC-backed businesses. The Wayfair founders raised late and cleaned up.
The Industry Standard
CB Insights data is the most trusted by those in the industry and the media. A few recent hits.
Not your father’s cardboard
Money, money, money
