Reports

Field notes on startup finance, equity, and venture capital.

June 2026
What ILPA's 2025 LP survey tells us about VC fund formation

Limited Partners are picky, slow, and increasingly selective. Here's what the latest data says about how funds actually get raised — and what emerging managers need to know.

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June 2026
Inside the agentic commerce stack: how AI agents will actually pay for things

The Stripe letter said agentic commerce was coming. Here's the actual infrastructure being built to make it work — and what founders should pay attention to.

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June 2026
The 90-day decision: how to think about exercising options when you leave a startup

The most consequential financial choice most startup employees make — and the one almost nobody is prepared for. Here's how to think through it.

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June 2026
Why founders are still getting liquidation preferences wrong in 2025

One number on a term sheet can erase millions in employee equity at exit. Here's what to actually look for — and what to push back on.

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June 2026
AI business models: why traditional SaaS pricing breaks for AI products

The seat-based pricing that built SaaS doesn't work for products where the AI does the work. Here's what's replacing it — and what founders need to know now.

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June 2026
What Stripe's 2025 annual letter actually means for fintech founders

Patrick and John Collison shipped a 9,000-word letter. Here's what matters if you're building in fintech or thinking about it.

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June 2026
The 2025 Carta State of Pre-Seed report, in plain English

Founders are raising more, on different instruments, and giving away more equity than they think. Here's what the data actually says — and what to do about it.

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