Hit Job

<p><strong>Contents</strong></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/136382702/editorial">Editorial: </a><strong>Hit Job</strong></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/136382702/essays-of-the-week">Essays of the Week</a></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://twitter.com/daveclark85/status/1693976973079462366?s=61&t=IEfKs4Oie0VruyZCgSc4oA">VC Returns</a> - The Power Law</p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://twitter.com/mattturck/status/1694068718534267352?s=61&t=bcZFC54wa600bc4vK6JC5A">Down Rounds Are a Nothing Burger?</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.readsuperfluid.com/p/why-mega-funds-exist">VCs are just middlemen.</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marc-penkala_venturecapital-fundperformance-limitedpartner-activity-7097472068455157760--AIS?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop">Realizing Non-Winners Early Drives IRRs</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://twitter.com/eladgil/status/1692249887000482138?s=61&t=cADLmQEb4xjDtYpN_1E3Pg">Secrecy Harms Startups</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://medium.com/@jjjvriesendorp/fund-of-funds-why-to-invest-and-more-importantly-why-not-c4ea541b841b">Fund of funds: why to invest and, more importantly, why not</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/early-round-unicorn-counts-instacart-stripe/">As Venture Market Slows, Fewer Early-Round Unicorns Being Minted</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.strangeloopcanon.com/p/rest">Rest</a> - The case for sabbaticals</p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://a16z.com/2023/08/22/why-do-investors-care-so-much-about-ltvcac/">Why Do Investors Care So Much About LTV:CAC?</a></p> </li> </ul> </li> <li><p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/136382702/ai-of-the-week">AI of the Week</a></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://www.mosaicventures.com/patterns/generative-ai-applications-an-investing-framework">Generative AI applications: an investing framework</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://blog.eladgil.com/p