Insights
Perspectives on venture, ecosystems, and the founders building the future
Thinking from the VBF team on early-stage investing, accelerator ecosystems, and the founders others overlook.
Ecosystem
Why the Best Founders Don't Raise in Silicon Valley
The venture capital industry has a geography problem. Capital concentrates in a handful of cities, while exceptional founders build everywhere else. Here's why that's changing.
Investing
What Accelerator-Backed Deal Flow Actually Means
Everyone says they have deal flow. Few have the behavioral data that comes from watching a founder operate under pressure for six months. That's the difference.
Accelerator
The Case for Fractional Accelerator Leadership
Most ecosystem organizations can't afford a world-class accelerator director. They shouldn't have to. Here's how the fractional model changes the economics.