Meet the Collective

We’re stage-focused (seed and pre-seed), sector agnostic, and proudly anti-thematic. We lead and participate, and we don’t have rigid ownership targets.

Our Collective Wisdom

What we’ve learned and what we’re thinking

How Due Diligence Is Changing for VCs at Seed

There’s so much to know and so many ways to know it, and yet it feels harder than ever.

The Brutal Math of Micro-Funds: Is the Solo GP Era Ending?

When Jack Altman merged his fund into Benchmark recently, it wasn’t just a partner announcement, it was a sign that change is afoot in this business.

The Stoic Founder

On the difference between conviction and stubbornness

Can AI Agents Have Human Instinct?

When everyone optimizes for the same signals, non-obvious founders and out-of-favor categories get screened out before the first meeting.

The “Corporatization” of Venture Capital

Venture is splitting into two distinct business models.

The Power Law Has Gone Fractal

There’s a lot of noise right now about $15B funds and $5B rounds. For most founders, that’s a distraction.

How to Pivot Without Breaking Your Startup

Change is inevitable. Chaos is optional.

The “Aging” Trade-Off: Losing RAM, Gaining Hard Drive

Psychologists distinguish between two types of smarts: Fluid Intelligence and Crystallized Intelligence.

Set the Table if You Want to Be Served

A portfolio company recently sent us a spreadsheet of 200 investors they wanted introductions to, listed alphabetically. I applaud the comprehensiveness, but the request was ill-formed.

Not Every Company Is Built for the Big Leagues

Run the math before you buy the myth.

We're Founders First. Investors Second.