Investment Theses

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Investment Theses

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Jan 28, 2019

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Ben and David talk about some of their current investment theses at PSL and Wave, as well as how VCs think about themes and theses in general. Links: Greg McAdoo “Wave” talk at Startup School 2008 https://youtu.be/fZ5F2KhMLiE
The Myth of the Job Hopping Millenial https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/7/11/17559484/gig-economy-jobs-rooted-rootless-moving-job-hopping-millennials

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Jan 28, 2019

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