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"Putting your house in order, if you can do it, is one of the most comforting activities, and the benefits of it are incalculable." - Leonard Cohen Jayhawks/Broncos/Jazz/Royals I do VC @rsv.bsky.social, teach @ UVF Crossroads, and complain here!
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If you look at this chart from @crunchbase.bsky.social one might be excited Line go up! More dollars to startups!! Very Exciting! But... 1/4

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The early-stage VC market is broken. This will end poorly unfortunately. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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As a person who spent some time on a dairy farm… just pass on milk for a bit.

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The early-stage VC market is broken. This will end poorly unfortunately. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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As I was saying… bsky.app/profile/carl...

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Today is one of the days I love the most, when I get to work with the KU Honors Program. It’s an uncertain time for our students. How we support them now matters.

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My UVF-Crossroads students brought this one to my attention. These are good signals for the Bluesky platform IMO. Capital markets responding to the growing ecosystem here. Congrats to the @graze.social team! www.geekwire.com/2025/portlan...

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"I'm pitching like my rent depends on it, because it does. But I'm told I'm 'too early.'" This is such a frustrating thing I hear from founders. Let’s just say it. “Too early” often means “not de-risked enough for me personally.” That’s not about you as a founder. That’s about the system.

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The M&A market for venture-backed companies continues to be really lethargic (despite this misleading headline). This is bad news for VCs, whose investors are, quite correctly, demanding liquidity before making new commitments. news.crunchbase.com/ma/global-st...

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Based on a cursory review of a couple of airports this morning, there are no children in school and many, many children with a road game today.

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So what I’m reading is, “muscle up… this never goes away.”

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We are still taking applications for the Executive Director position at University Venture Fund - Crossroads. This is an amazing opportunity to continue to help shape the future of entrepreneurship in the Midwest. www.linkedin.com/posts/uvf-cr...

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We are still hiring a new Executive Director and the University Venture Fund - Crossroads program in Kansas City. If you or someone you know is interested, act quickly! This is a cool job. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

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This is a good win for me on a Friday. LFG!

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Look... I'm clear that "we" in VC have long ago lost the thread on some things. This is different. There is no math that makes a $2B "seed round" work for investors. I thought AI was supposed to make this all less expensive to build. 🤔 links.newsletter.fortune.com/e/evib?_t=5c...

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There's a LOT going on... but my specific expertise is in venture capital, so let's take a look at how that is changing. Beyond the stuff you probably already know (Oooo look, AI! or How do you screw up Red Lobster?), there's a meaningful shift going on in the private capital markets. Let's look! /1

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Prediction: Today (4/9/25) registered the greatest ill gotten gains from insider trading in history.

submitted 15 days ago • 312 comments

There's a LOT going on... but my specific expertise is in venture capital, so let's take a look at how that is changing. Beyond the stuff you probably already know (Oooo look, AI! or How do you screw up Red Lobster?), there's a meaningful shift going on in the private capital markets. Let's look! /1

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How does one even teach a Securities Reg course in this environment?

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I’m pretty upset with my generation at the moment. Huge letdown.

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From Salt Lake City to Bluff — and at least seven other spots across the state — thousands of Utahns gathered to take part in a national “Hands Off” protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

submitted 19 days ago • 11 comments

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

submitted 19 days ago • 2171 comments

We’re launching the People’s Cabinet—a group of leaders, experts, and everyday Americans who will cut through Trump’s lies and speak directly to the people. Stay tuned for more.

submitted 20 days ago • 409 comments

Dad Rock! FTW!

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This is an interesting (if unsurprising) set of admissions about early AI investments. news.crunchbase.com/ai/human-x-a...

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I wrote a little bit about some stirrings in the Kansas City venture ecosystem today. Last year was a tough fundraising market for a lot of startups, but 2025 in KC is off to a great start. www.royalstreet.vc/the-kc-area-...

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Let's Go Royals!!!

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