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The NFX Founder Sentiment Report: The Post-SVB Edition
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Maximizing TechBio Deal Potential: Platform vs. Asset Deals
Bio
From Idea to IPO: A Behind-the-Scenes Retrospective on Building Trulia
Leadership
Practice Safe Stablecoins
Crypto
3 Waves of Successful Generative Tech Startups
Generative AI
5 Years In
Announcements
The 3 Phases of Product-Led Growth: The Triple Whale Method
Growth
The Systems of Elite CEOs: Setting the Stage for Billion-Dollar Growth
Growth
Building Your Startup’s Attention Flywheel
Growth
Deal or Die: Your 3-Part Guide to Business Development in TechBio
Bio
Tech Founders, Don’t Be Afraid of Bio
Bio
What Doesn’t Kill You, Mutates And Tries Again
Bio
Meet the 2023 NFX MBA Fellows
Announcements
The NFX MBA Fellows Program: Student Founders, Don’t Wait for Graduation
Announcements
Why NFX Invested in Imagen: The AI-Powered Editing Platform for Professional Photographers
Generative AI
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Investment Memos
From Sick Care to Health Care: Why We Need Longevity Startups
Bio
Generative Tech Market Map and 5-Layer Tech Stack
Generative AI
NFX’s Generative Tech Open Source Market Map
Generative AI
How to Prove Your TechBio Platform at Seed Stage
Bio
The Lifecycle of Uncomfortable Tech
Generative AI
Crypto Is A Tool That Was Exploited.
Crypto
Why NFX Invested in Centivax: The TechBio Platform Developing Universal Vaccines
Bio
,
Investment Memos
Why NFX Invested in Veriti: The Startup Using AI to Adjust Cybersecurity in Realtime
Investment Memos
Why NFX Invested in Cherry: The Fintech Startup Automating B2B Payments
Investment Memos
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Fintech
Generative Tech Begins
Generative AI
Why NFX Invested in Carapace: The Protocol Making Crypto Lending Safer
Investment Memos
,
Crypto
Why NFX Invested in fidu: The Operating System for Schools in Latin America
LatAm
,
Investment Memos
Real Estate 3.0 – The Ownership Revolution
Proptech
Find The Fast Moving Water
Growth
Why NFX Invested in Landa: The Startup Democratizing Access to the $43 Trillion Residential Real Estate Market
Investment Memos
Why NFX Invested in Fair.xyz: The Platform Enabling Creators to Launch NFT Collections in Minutes
Investment Memos
,
Crypto
Why NFX Invested in Theator: The Startup Using Network Effects to Improve Surgical Outcomes
Investment Memos
Academia or Startup? A Decision Matrix for Future Scientist-Founders
Bio
,
Growth
NFX is tripling down on web3. For that, we need you.
Announcements
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Crypto
Why NFX Invested in Arkive: The World’s First Decentralized Physical Museum
Investment Memos
Why NFX Invested in Shop Circle: The One-Stop-Shop for E-Commerce Software
Investment Memos
Uplevel Your Founder-VC Relationship
Leadership
Introducing Network Effect #16: Hub-and-Spoke
Network Effects
The Golden Ratio: Navigating East Coast v. West Coast in TechBio Investing
Bio
Why NFX Invested in Clubbi: The Startup Digitizing Grocery Stores in LatAm
Investment Memos
Why NFX Invested in Faddom: The Startup Helping Companies Understand Their IT Networks in Under an Hour
Investment Memos
From Biotech to TechBio
Bio
,
Leadership
See New Marketplaces Where Others See Crowds: The Inside Story of A.Team
Marketplaces
39 Moves to Survive (& Thrive) in a Downturn: 2022 Edition
Growth
,
Leadership
NFX Playbook for Naming Your Company – Part 1
Growth
,
Psychology
Why NFX Invested in Yo! Egg: The Food-Tech Startup Reinventing Plant-Based Eggs
Investment Memos
Web3 Gaming Is An Evolution, Not A Revolution
Gaming
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Crypto
Why NFX Invested in TermScout: The LegalTech Contracts Network
Investment Memos
Why NFX Invested in Lev: The Startup Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate Financing
Investment Memos
Why Web3 Hiring Is Unique
Crypto
Why NFX Invested in Floki: The Food Service Automation Platform for LatAm
Investment Memos
Why NFX Invested in Seso: The Workforce Management Platform for Agriculture
Investment Memos
Why LatAm Is On The Rise
LatAm
Why NFX Invested in Pangea Biomed, the Startup Matching Cancer Patients with the Right Therapies
Investment Memos
2 Changes to Virtual Goods in Web3 Gaming
Gaming
,
Crypto
Why NFX Invested in Captain: The Fintech Startup Helping Families Rebuild After Natural Disasters
Investment Memos
Why NFX Invested in Latitud: The Platform Automating Startup Formation and Growth in Latin America
Investment Memos
The NFX Pitch Deck Library
Fundraising
The 5 New Leadership Skills of Great Web3 Founders
Leadership
,
Crypto
5 Core Startup Metrics
Growth
The Durability Formula – How It Will Determine Your Startup’s Future Value
Network Effects
,
Marketplaces
Why NFX Invested in Melonn: The Company Automating E-Commerce for SMBs in Latin America
Investment Memos
Why NFX Invested in withco: The First Commercial Property Ownership Platform for Small Businesses
Investment Memos
Why NFX Invested in The.com: The Low-Code Website Building Platform
Investment Memos
The New Operating Manual for Fintech-Enabled Marketplaces
Fintech
,
Marketplaces
Anna Piñol Joins Our Investment Team at NFX
Announcements
Why NFX Invested in Arc Technologies: The Fintech Platform for SaaS Companies
Investment Memos
The Network Effects Of Bitcoin [An NFX Video]
Network Effects
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Crypto
The Economics of Creativity: Who Gets Paid and Why
Growth
Network Bonding Theory: Grow Your Startup By Making It A Network
Network Effects
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Crypto
“Crazy Until It’s Not”: New Story Charity’s Bitcoin-Based Mortgages, NFTs and 3D-Printed Homes
Growth
,
LatAm
,
Marketplaces
How To Run An Early-Stage Board Meeting
Leadership
The NFX Founder Toolkit
Fundraising
,
Leadership
Why NFX Invested in Pepper Bio: The ‘Waze for Drug Discovery’ Will Treat the Untreatable
Investment Memos
The Inside Story of Nextdoor: What Community Means Now
Growth
,
Marketplaces
Building Confidence Networks In Latin America
Growth
,
LatAm
Why NFX Invested in Moov: The Platform for Buying and Selling Used Manufacturing Equipment
Investment Memos
7 Mental Shifts For Hiring Now
Growth
Building A “Community-First” Company
Growth
,
Crypto
Bitcoin Killed The King & Now Network Effects Will Determine Its Future
Network Effects
,
Crypto
6 New NFX FASTs: Pre-Seed & Seed Funding In 9 Days
Fundraising
,
Announcements
NFX’s New $450M Fund For Pre-Seed & Seed
Announcements
Why NFX Invested In Eternal: The Leading Marketplace for Gaming NFTs
Investment Memos
Why Google, Facebook, & Microsoft Were Born On College Campuses
Psychology
Demand Shocks Open A New Marketplace Era
Marketplaces
Why NFX Invested In Aucto: The Startup Building a Marketplace for Used Industrial Equipment
Investment Memos
A Mammoth Becomes A Unicorn: Inside a Scientist-Founder’s Journey from Pre-Seed to Series D
Bio
,
Leadership
A Founder’s Exponential Toolset: Wright’s Law, Moore’s Law, & More
Growth
Keep Them Coming Back: 23 Habit-Making Insights for Product-Minded Founders
Growth
,
Psychology
9 Ideation Frameworks of Top Founders
Growth
Why NFX Invested In Ramp: The Startup Democratizing Access to Crypto Payments
Investment Memos
Unlocking “Disruptive Power” For Your Marketplace
Marketplaces
Choosing The Final Frontier: Launching a Rocket Company with Andy Lapsa of Stoke Space
Space
Decentralizing Entertainment with NFTs: The Insider Story of Stoner Cats
Crypto
Trillion-Dollar Leadership: An Inside Look at Jeff Bezos & Eric Schmidt
Leadership
Meet the Team Behind ‘Stoner Cats’ (an NFT Animated Series from Mila Kunis & Friends)
Crypto
‘Network Effects of Facebook’ Awarded ‘BEST VIDEO’ by DesignRush
Making Markets with Prof. Scott Duke Kominers (HBS) & James Currier
Marketplaces
Status, Wealth, & Power: Network Effects Demand A New Social Contract
Network Effects
Why NFX Invested In Collective: The Benefits Platform for Independent Workers
Investment Memos
Why NFX Invested In Frontier: The Automated Hiring Platform Built for the Post-COVID Economy
Investment Memos
Seeing Growth in a Downturn with Eran Ben-Shushan & Gigi Levy-Weiss
Growth
The 23 Rules of Storytelling For Fundraising
Fundraising
“A Tragedy of Measurement” with Rob Goldman & James Currier
Growth
What Is Your Defensible Magic?
Network Effects
BriefLink: Like DocSend, But For Fundraising
Fundraising
,
Announcements
Why NFX Invested In Tomo: The Fintech Startup Improving the Mortgage and Home Buying Process
Investment Memos
The Founders’ List: 7 Principles of Game Design from Design Gym
Why NFX Invested In Forum Brands: A Platform Building Better E-Commerce Brands
Investment Memos
How a Top Investor Sees the World with Saar Gur
Psychology
6 Product Frameworks From the Inventor of the iPod, iPhone & Nest
Startups Are The Ultimate “Mental Game” – Part II
Psychology
Startups Are The Ultimate “Mental Game” — Part I
Psychology
The Founders’ List: An Inside Look at How YouTube Scaled (Rituals for Hypergrowth)
Growth
‘Super Founders’ with Ali Tamaseb & James Currier
Leadership
Why NFX Invested In Komodor: The Missing Piece in the DevOps Toolchain
Investment Memos
Major Opportunities for Young Founders with Jon Levin, Dean of Stanford GSB
Growth
“Traction Tactics” Behind Square, PayPal, Waze, Twilio & More
Growth
The Insider Story of Waze
Growth
,
Israel
Growth Frameworks For Your Marketplace
Growth
,
Marketplaces
Startup Speed As A Public Good
Growth
The Rise of “Reality Entrepreneurs”
Psychology
The Passion Economy and Its Hidden Currency
Psychology
The 6 Patterns Of Uncommonly Successful Teams
Growth
,
Investment Memos
The New World Of “Going Public” — Pros & Cons of IPO v. SPAC v. Direct Listing
Valuation Cap
From Outsider to $5B SPAC in 6 Years
Growth
,
Fintech
The 9 Habits of Ultra-Fast Iterations
Gaming
,
Leadership
The 7 Powers Known to Tesla, Pixar, Netflix, Apple & Twilio
Network Effects
,
Growth
The Founders’ List: Mind the Moat: a 7 Powers Review (written by Hamilton Helmer) from Flo Crivello (Founder & CEO Teamflow)
Psychology
The Goldilocks Zone of Startups: Why “Just Right” Is Not In The Middle
Leadership
,
Psychology
The Founders’ List: Nir Eyal on “Hooks: An Intro on How to Manufacture Desire”
Psychology
Hippo: From Idea to IPO with CEO Assaf Wand & Pete Flint
Growth
The New American Dream
Psychology
The Founders’ List: 1997 & 2020 Letter to Amazon Shareholders
The CEO That Jeff Bezos Called “His Teacher”
Leadership
Why NFX Invested In Candex: The Startup Simplifying Payments Between the Fortune 500 and Vendors
Investment Memos
Why NFX Invested In C2i Genomics: The Cancer Surveillance Platform
Investment Memos
The CEOs We Need Now
Leadership
The Founders’ List: Gigi Levy-Weiss on “How VCs Think: The Psychology That Drives Investing Decisions”
Fundraising
The Pyramid of Co-Founder Success
The Founders’ List: Valve’s New Employee Handbook
The Founders’ List: The Secret History of Silicon Valley by Steve Blank
The 4 Types Of Defensibility
Network Effects
The Infinite Conflict of Hiring
Growth
The Founders’ List: Amazon’s 14 Leadership Principles
Leadership
Good vs. Great Leaders
Leadership
The Insider Story of Twilio
The Founders’ List: Nokia’s CEO ‘Burning Platform’ Memo
Gaming Superpowers for Non-Game Founders with Gabi Shalel (Plarium) & Gigi Levy-Weiss
Gaming
,
Growth
,
Israel
The Paradox of Genius: Why Long-Term Thinking Wins
Leadership
The Founders’ List: The Ethereum Whitepaper
Crypto
Enterprise Gateway Marketplaces Will Turn Large Organizations Inside-Out
Marketplaces
The Founders’ List: Pete Flint on “How to Manage Hypercompetitive Markets”
Growth
BJ Fogg on Tiny Habits for Startup Founders with James Currier
Leadership
Reinventing Existing vs. Creating New Markets
Growth
The Founders’ List: The DoorDash Investment Memo from 2014
Stanford’s “Touchy Feely” Course (For Startup Founders), with Carole Robin & James Currier
Leadership
From Idea To $200M Acquisition In Just 2 Years: 4 Lessons from Bridgecrew
Investment Memos
Vitalik Buterin on Space, Longevity, Mars & More (The “B-Side”)
Space
,
Crypto
Vitalik Buterin on The Revolt of the Public (The “A-Side”)
Crypto
Why People Share: The Psychology Behind “Going Viral”
Growth
Why NFX Invested in Latitude: The AI-Powered Gaming Platform
Generative AI
,
Investment Memos
Anti-Patterns of 10x Thinking
Leadership
,
Psychology
The Founders’ List: Ashley Mayer on “It’s Okay That Your Startup Doesn’t Have a Communications Strategy”
Launching NFX Bio and The Rise of the Scientist Founder
Bio
The Founders’ List: James Currier (General Partner at NFX) on “The Psychology of Startup Growth”
Growth
,
Psychology
The Founders’ List: Sean Ellis on “How to Determine the Optimal Price for Your Web Service” (Pricing Series)
The Founders’ List: Ash Maurya on “My Experiments in Lean Pricing” (Pricing Series)
The Founders’ List: David Skok on “Scalable Pricing A Key Tool For SaaS Success” (Pricing Series)
The Founders’ List: Tomasz Tunguz on “Ten Years Worth of Learnings About Pricing” & “There are Only 3 Pricing Strategies for Your Startup” (Pricing Series)
The Hidden World of Pricing: Uber, Trulia, Etsy, Superhuman & More
The Founders’ List: The Bitcoin White Paper by Satoshi Nakamoto
Crypto
The Non-Obvious Guide to Fundraising
Fundraising
The Founders’ List: ‘The HP Way’ Speech by Dave Packard to Management (1960)
NFX Fundraising Manual
Fundraising
Jeff Lawson on Ask Your Developer, with Pete Flint
Growth
Your Startup Life, Post-Pandemic
The Founders’ List: Email Exchange on Instagram Acquisition by Facebook (Kevin Systrom & Mark Zuckerberg)
Psychology
Survey Results: 14 VC & Founder Predictions for 2021
Top 11 Questions We Asked Tech Leaders in 2020
Leadership
Erik Torenberg & James Currier on being Citizens of the Internet
Growth
Fiverr’s Road to 797% Growth: The Decision Frameworks Behind Their Success
Growth
,
Israel
How To Compete with Big Tech and Win with Zeev Farbman & Gigi Levy-Weiss
Growth
,
Israel
Where To Build Your Startup
Growth
The Founders’ List: Company Culture at Netflix (Famous Memos)
High Leverage Time Management
Growth
,
Leadership
The Winning Psychology of Top Founders in Fundraising Meetings
Fundraising
,
Leadership
,
Psychology
The 10x Advantage of Starting a Company Right Now
Growth
Announcing The Founders’ List
Growth
,
Announcements
Sean Ellis: “The Growth Pyramid Revisited”
Growth
Scott Belsky: “Creativity Is the New Productivity”
Psychology
Max Mullen: “How to Run a Product Brainstorm”
Leadership
Julie Zhuo: “How to be Strategic”
Leadership
Joel Spolsky: “Strategy Letter I: Ben and Jerry’s vs. Amazon”
Elizabeth Yin: “15 Annoying Things that VCs say or ask (and how to think about them)”
Fundraising
Dharmesh Shah: “Aligning Vectors: How To Optimize To Maximize Impact”
Growth
Media Marketplaces and the Future of Digital Media
Marketplaces
How VCs Judge Your Startup (on Zoom): 15+ Tactics Behind Successful Fundraises
Fundraising
Why Your Work Matters: Darwin, Machines, & the Future We’re Building
Growth
The NFX Frameworks Collection for Founders
Growth
,
Psychology
How CEOs Think: 5 Mental Models to Shift from Founder to CEO
Leadership
,
Psychology
The Product Thinking That Built Slack & Twitter, with April Underwood
Growth
,
Psychology
Frameworks for Using Diversity to Win
Growth
,
Psychology
34 Questions to Recruit World-Class Talent in the Remote Era
Growth
How Contrarians Think: The Early Days of Square, Yelp & PayPal with Keith Rabois
Psychology
24 Ways B2B Marketplaces Win
Growth
,
Marketplaces
The Product Frameworks Behind Superhuman
Growth
Why NFX Invested in Jupiter: The Company Putting Grocery Shopping on Autopilot
Investment Memos
Why NFX Is Investing In La Haus: The End-to-End Residential Real Estate Platform for Latin America
Investment Memos
How Second Time Founders Can Win and Avoid Common Mistakes
Growth
,
Leadership
The Second Time Founders Manual
Growth
,
Leadership
Results from the VC & Founder COVID-19 Sentiment Survey, Part II
Growth
The New Generation of Labor Marketplaces and the Future of Work
Growth
,
Marketplaces
The Insider Story of Houseparty
Growth
The Next Social Era is Here: Why Now Is the Time for Social Products Again
Growth
Whiteboard Breakdown: A Founder’s Guide to Taking Advice
Growth
,
Psychology
It’s Time to Start Playing Offense
Growth
,
Leadership
Why Startups that Survive are “Learning Organizations”
Growth
,
Leadership
Whiteboard Breakdown: What Makes A Strong Startup CEO
Leadership
,
Psychology
Whiteboard Breakdown: What Are Network Effects?
Network Effects
The New Rules of Growth vs. Profitability
Growth
Four Reasons Why NFX Invested in Nuvocargo
Investment Memos
The Great Reset: How Reid Hoffman & James Currier See the Path Ahead for Founders
Growth
NFX FAST Seed Funding: 9 Days to Decision
Fundraising
,
Announcements
How PayPal & Trulia Navigated Downturns: David Sacks, Craft Ventures + Co-Founder of PayPal
Growth
,
Leadership
,
Fintech
The Psychology of Founders Who Win in Downturns
Growth
,
Leadership
,
Psychology
Results from the VC & Founder COVID-19 Sentiment Survey, Part I
Growth
28 Moves to Survive (& Thrive) in a Downturn
Growth
,
Leadership
Leading Startups Through Uncertainty: Stacy Brown-Philpot, CEO of TaskRabbit
Leadership
,
Marketplaces
A Founder’s Guide To Taking Advice
Leadership
,
Psychology
What Makes Data Valuable: The Truth About Data Network Effects
Network Effects
How I Raised VC From Top-Tier Funds
Fundraising
Mammoth Expands Bio-Platform Network Effects to Gene-Editing
Bio
,
Investment Memos
,
Announcements
Why Founders Should Take More Risk
Growth
,
Leadership
Your Life is Driven by Network Effects
Network Effects
The 4 Signs of Founder-Market Fit
Leadership
The 14th Network Effect: Expertise
Network Effects
How Billion Dollar Marketplaces Are Built with Marco Zappacosta, Co-Founder & CEO of Thumbtack
Growth
,
Marketplaces
Why NFX Is Investing In Modus: The Company Automating the Home-Closing Process
Investment Memos
The Founders’ List: 10 Pieces of Manufacturing Advice from Tesla CEO, Elon Musk
Growth
16 Non-Obvious Fundraising Lessons On Pitching
Fundraising
“Don’t Just Be the Best, Be the Only” with Kevin Kelly & James Currier
Growth
What VCs Don’t See: Why We’re Bullish on Gaming Startups
Gaming
,
Growth
4 Signs You’re Building A World-Class Team
Growth
,
Leadership
NFX Podcast: Why Top Founders Understand Network Effects with Scott Cook, Founder of Intuit
Network Effects
The Founders’ List: “How To Make The Most Out Of Your Time And Your Life” by Nir Eyal (Author + Former Stanford Professor)
Growth
,
Psychology
The One Reason We Invested in Incredible Health
Investment Memos
The Irrational Truths of User Behavior, with Dan Ariely
Psychology
10 Places to Find Product-Market Fit
Growth
The Founders’ List: Steve Job’s Famous ‘Thoughts on Flash’ (Famous Memos)
Psychology
Why NFX Invested In Let’s Do This: The World’s Largest Online Marketplace for Endurance Events
Investment Memos
The Unusual Signs of a Billion Dollar Company, with Elad Gil
Growth
How to Manage Hypercompetitive Markets
Growth
,
Leadership
The Hidden Patterns of Startup Failure
Growth
How VCs Decide to Take a First Meeting – 12 Reasons
Fundraising
The Founders’ List: Steve Yegge’s Famous Rant on ‘Google vs Amazon’ (Famous Memos)
Growth
Why NFX Is Investing In Constru: The Startup Using Machine Vision for Construction Management
Investment Memos
The New Growth Mindset with Sean Ellis & James Currier
Growth
,
Psychology
The Hidden Patterns of Great Startup Ideas
Growth
,
Psychology
Status Games: Engineering Scarcity in a World of Abundance
Psychology
What Makes a Strong Startup CEO
Growth
,
Leadership
The Founders’ List: “Why Figma Wins” by Kevin Kwok (Former Investor at Greylock)
Growth
The Fundraising Checklist: 13 Proof Points for Series A
Fundraising
The Future of Digital Advertising with Mikael Cho & Luke Chesser, Co-Founders of Unsplash (NFX Podcast)
Growth
What It Takes to Build an Iconic Marketplace: The Poshmark Story
Growth
,
Marketplaces
Our Top 10 Essays of All Time
The Founders’ List: Bill Gates’s internal Microsoft Memo “The Internet Tidal Wave” (Famous Memos)
Growth
How VCs Think: The Psychology That Drives Investing Decisions
Fundraising
,
Psychology
The Psychology of Focus: How Great Teams Find Traction Amid Distraction
Growth
,
Leadership
,
Psychology
The Founder Mindset: Announcing NFX Fund II, $275 Million
Announcements
The Founders’ List: “The 3 Types of Platform Companies” by Elad Gil (Color Genomics & Twitter)
Growth
Inside Top SMB Startups
Growth
,
Marketplaces
The Competition For Your Attention with Sarah Frier (Bloomberg) & James Currier (NFX Podcast)
Growth
The Next Frontier for 2-Sided Marketplaces: How Fintech Will Unlock Enormous Value
Growth
,
Fintech
,
Marketplaces
10X Your Career: First Principles For Outsized Success
Leadership
NFX Podcast: Lyft vs. Uber and the Battle for Ridesharing Dominance
Network Effects
Why NFX Invested in Codi: The Platform for Flexible Workspaces
Investment Memos
NFX Founder Room Ep. 1: Growing a Marketplace into a Market Network
Network Effects
,
Marketplaces
The Founders’ List: “Don’t Believe Your Own B.S.” by Pete Flint (General Partner at NFX)
Leadership
,
Psychology
The Psychology of Startup Growth
Growth
,
Leadership
,
Psychology
The Tribal Network Effect (nfx #15)
Network Effects
NFX Podcast: Why Growth Hacking Is Broken
Growth
The Golden Age of Simulation with Chris Anderson & James Currier
Growth
How VCs Negotiate: 8 Skills Top Founders Master for Startup Fundraising
Fundraising
The Founders’ List: “Social Capital in Silicon Valley” by Alex Danco (Shopify & Social Capital)
Growth
The Next Industrial Revolution: Computational Biology & Bioplatforms
Bio
Announcing Scouts & Angels – The Investing Network (Signal 4.0)
Announcements
The NFX Company Culture Scorecard and Playbook
Growth
,
Leadership
The Founders’ List: Slack’s Internal Memo ‘We Don’t Sell Saddles Here’ (Famous Memos)
Psychology
The NFX Archives: Foundations for Mastering Network Effects
Network Effects
Viral Effects Are Not Network Effects
Network Effects
9 Habits of World Class Startups
Growth
,
Leadership
The Founders’ List: “The Guide to Unbundling Reddit” by Greg Isenberg (Late Checkout, Indicator Fund, TikTok Advisor, Previously WeWork/Islands/5by)
Growth
Why NFX Is Investing In Firefly: The Company Enabling Street-Level Digital Advertising
Investment Memos
The New Mindset for Product-Market Fit
Growth
,
Psychology
Building Strong Companies: The “No Politics Rule”
Leadership
The Founders’ List: “Status as a Service (StaaS)” by Eugene Wei (Former Product Leader at Amazon, Hulu, Flipboard, Oculus)
Psychology
Is Blockchain Really Over?
Crypto
Announcing our new General Partner, Morgan Beller
Announcements
Why NFX Invested In Setter: The Home Management Platform
Investment Memos
Good vs. Great Companies: The Unseen Truths of Breakout Success
Growth
Why NFX Invested In Court Buddy: The B2C Marketplace for Legal Services
Investment Memos
The Founders’ List: James Currier (Managing Partner at NFX) on “The Psychology of Founders Who Win in Downturns”
Leadership
See Your Score: The NFX Marketplace Scorecard
Marketplaces
The Founders’ List: Nir Eyal (Author, Professor, & Investor) on “Hooks: An Intro on How to Manufacture Desire”
Growth
,
Psychology
PropTech: A Massive Opportunity We’re Seeing
Growth
,
Proptech
Reid Hoffman’s Playbook for Growth and Network Effects
Network Effects
,
Growth
Reinforcement: The Hidden Key to Building Iconic Tech Companies
Network Effects
The Future of Fundraising? What We Need to Fix About Token Investing
Fundraising
Announcing “The Brief” — The Best Way to Get the VC Meeting
Fundraising
,
Announcements
What is Product-Market Fit?
Why NFX Invested in Radius: The Tech-Enabled Real Estate Brokerage
Investment Memos
How VCs See Your KPIs
Fundraising
Don’t Believe Your Own B.S.
Psychology
19 Tactics to Solve the Chicken-or-Egg Problem and Grow Your Marketplace
Growth
,
Marketplaces
Announcing VC Match: The Obvious Fundraising Tool No One Built – Until Now
Fundraising
,
Announcements
Why Startup Timing is Everything
Growth
The Ladder of Proof: Uncovering How VC’s See Your Startup
Fundraising
NFX Invests in Ribbon to Transform The Home Buying Experience
Investment Memos
The Network Effects Bible (Updated 2023)
Network Effects
Network Effects in Biotechnology: Introducing Mammoth Biosciences
Bio
,
Network Effects
Network Effects Predict the Future of Facebook
Network Effects
How It’s Built: NEA + NFX on the $15.5 Million Series A in Lyric
Investment Memos
Entropy: The Unseen Threat to Startups
Growth
Does Real Identity Matter for Networks?
Network Effects
,
Marketplaces
The Physics of Startups: Using Slingshots to Defy Gravity
Growth
The NFX of Trulia: Building a $3.5 Billion Marketplace
Network Effects
,
Proptech
,
Marketplaces
Behind the Houzz Acquisition of IvyMark: 6 Lessons for Founders
Psychology
The Network Effects Manual: 16 Different Network Effects – 2022
Network Effects
The Intentional Network Effects of Uber
Network Effects
NFX Launches $150 Million Fund to Transform How True Innovators Are Funded
Announcements
70 Percent of Value in Tech is Driven by Network Effects
Network Effects
The Next 10 Years Will Be About “Market Networks”
Network Effects
,
Marketplaces
Defensibility Adds the Most Value for Founders
Network Effects
Where to Invest in Network Effects
Network Effects
Signal – The Fundraising CRM for Startup Founders
Fundraising
,
Announcements
Your Company Name Matters…a Lot
Growth
Pete Flint, Trulia Founder & CEO, Joins NFX Guild
Announcements
Network Effects Are Not Dead, They Are Alive and Thriving
Network Effects
Taking Eventbrite Public with Julia & Kevin Hartz
Growth
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