In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - Week of January 10, 2016
- 1.15.2016
Some interesting links we found across the web this week:
Challenging
Uber, Lyft Bets on a Road Wide Enough for Two
We ended our last post pondering the anti-competitive nature
of a marketplace dominated by tech titans. Uber and Lyft make a great
case study, as this New York Times piece makes clear while explaining
the implications of federal antitrust laws.
Silicon
Valley’s Soft Landing
The numbers are in, and they confirm that late 2015 saw a
sharp drop-off in venture funding after a cycle of steady growth. But is
the slowdown a sign of crises to come, or just an important market correction?
The latter, says at least one Bloomberg columnist…
Five
Ways Startup Funding Will Change in 2016
…And from Forbes, a few pointed thoughts on how exactly
the market could correct itself, from merging accelerators to booming
international unicorns.
OurCrowd-Xconomy
Study Documents Growth in Equity Crowdfunding
We’re counting down to May 16, the day non-accredited
investors will be able to purchase equity online for the first time
under new SEC rules. So are Xconomy and the Israeli equity
platform OurCrowd, who today released a report surveying the global marketplace
and predicting the democratization of investing. The report is full of
interesting stats, so click through and dig in!
When
Burn Rate Outweighs Enthusiasm
Even
worse than a staggering is a burnt-out investor. Here’s great
advice from a managing partner at Founder Collective on how to keep your
funders in the fold.
Links compiled by Jared Brenner.
