by Isaac Shi | Feb 22, 2023 | Blog, Growth Insights, Startup Insights
Long before the NASCAR, there was the chariot race in ancient Rome depicted in the movie Ben-Hur. Before he won the incredible race, Judah Ben-Hur already had keen eyes for all the fine Arabian horses he got from the original owner. He told the Sheik: “Your horses...
by Golden Section | Feb 21, 2023 | Blog, Funding, Growth Insights, Startup Insights, Studios
We consider ourselves a unique VC firm, not only in terms of how we approach funding (with a capital efficiency mindset), but in how we approach the entire journey when building a B2B SaaS or Enterprise Software company. We don’t invest in founders and leave them to...
by Dougal Cameron | Feb 20, 2023 | Blog, Case Study, Startup Insights
Thesis: The highest ROI for a founder is investing in the productive capacity of their people. Mechanical advantage in motion physics is the quantification of force amplification through using a tool. The concept explains the impact on weight handling from a...
by Dougal Cameron | Feb 16, 2023 | Blog, Case Study, Startup Insights
Thesis: Software companies are leveraged-people-service firms. Man-hours are the input and man-hours saved are the output. The better your people, the better the machine. Our faith in freedom does not rest on the foreseeable results in particular circumstances...
by Isaac Shi | Feb 14, 2023 | Blog, Growth Insights, Studios, Ventures
David and Goliath Goliath is an incumbent company; no doubt he is a giant. He has muscle and a sword (product depth); he is well fed (high profit margin), and has lots of followers (market share). His technology is sword and shield; his strength is brick and...