The Ticker
What you need to know about the buy-now-pay-later startup founded by PayPal veteran Max Levchin that went public today
Welcome to The Ticker, a series that examines everything you need to know about companies going public.
Today, Affirm will discover the value of patience.
Originally slated to go public in late 2020, Affirm, the financial services company created by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin that lets customers “buy now, pay…
The Ticker
In 2008, few believed the startup could convince people to open their homes to strangers. In 2020, they’re counting on it to rescue the travel industry.
Welcome to The Ticker, a series that examines everything you need to know about companies going public.
More than 12 years since its founding and less than nine months after the first U.S. lockdown order, Airbnb is slated to go public. …
Staking creators, Twitter for podcasts, essential oils, and developer credentials
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Welcome back and a Happy Thanksgiving to those that celebrated yesterday.
Last week’s brought 5 new ideas, including the “Strava of Cooking,” which was most popular in this straw poll. To vote for your favorite idea this week, just hit the button below. …
Buy now, pay later’s next act
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J. Paul Getty had a simple formula for success: “Rise early, work hard, strike oil.”
His life seemed to follow precisely that pattern. In 1914, his father gave a 22-year-old J.P. $10,000 to buy land and grow the family’s holdings. He picked a spot in Haskell, Oklahoma, and promptly hit…
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Hara Masahiro looked out the window, turning the same problem over again in his mind.
Why couldn’t he solve it?
He’d come so far. To fail now…well, it was a heartbreaking thought. The city passed the grey, drab window of his commuter train, pulling him back toward the office and…
The religions of Tesla, bitcoin, and Peter Thiel
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WHO IS THIS FOR?
- Founders. Peter Thiel talked about the value in building a “cult” at your startup. What does that mean? And how might you take it further? The secret in creating a truly resistant organization may require building a religion.
- Investors. Scott Galloway often talks about backing “unregulated…
An explanation of why The Generalist’s initial piece on compounders was removed from the website, and why it has returned in a revised form.
As many of you will remember, on October 18, 2020, The Generalist published “C.R.E.A.M.” …
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The upshot: VCs are looking to capture talent earlier and earlier. This has created opportunities and complications for new founders.
Olivia Moultrie receives the ball with her back to goal, just past the halfway line. In a fluid motion, she turns, brings the ball into stride, and with an…
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In 2014, I tried to start a bank.
Perhaps if I tell you the other ideas I considered, you’ll get a sense of how prepared I was for this effort.
- A “fun” weather app. I was very light on the particulars of what would make it enjoyable.
- A review site…
Mario Gabriele
Tech from idea to IPO at readthegeneralist.com. Investing in chaotic-good founders at charge.vc
