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We’re adding to the team!

By Slow Ventures · Feb. 28, 2023 8:03 AM PST

We’re adding to the team! Slow is going to add an analyst to the team, working with our partner Will Quist in San Francisco. This has become a critical role for us over the years. The work spans supporting a general partner in everything they need to do. As an analyst, you’ll help: process new investments (participating in meetings with... We’re adding to the team! Slow is going to add an analyst to the team, working with our...

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The Best Time to Build

By Slow Ventures · Jan. 23, 2023 11:58 AM PST

Tl;drThe mantra is “bad times create strong founders and strong founders create good times” but nobody really knows.It’s obviously a perilous time to invest and being a founder is a super concentrated investment.In a bear, the opportunity cost for pursuing a good idea is very low and the consequences of failing with a bad one are very high.... Tl;drThe mantra is “bad times create strong founders and strong founders create good times” but...

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What's the Point of Capital?

By Yoni Rechtman · Jan. 17, 2023 11:59 AM PST

Tl;drAs soon as you raise money, you commit to running the race no matter what.But most of the work to get going doesn’t require capital or generate value.So if raising capital neither unblocks nor accelerates your work, you’re just creating commitments and limiting options. Starting a company is a huge commitment to a single opportunity,... Tl;drAs soon as you raise money, you commit to running the race no matter what.But most of the...

I Don't Get It: Climate Investing

I Don't Get It: Climate Investing

By Yoni Rechtman · Jan. 10, 2023 1:56 PM PST

I Don't Get It: Climate Investing

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I Don't Get It: Climate Investing

By Yoni Rechtman · Jan. 10, 2023 1:56 PM PST

Confession time: I don’t understand climate investing. Not because I don’t believe in global warming as the most important issue in the world and not because I don’t think saving the planet will take massive capital investment.I don’t get climate investing because it feels like the things that matter (power generation, transmission, and storage)... Confession time: I don’t understand climate investing. Not because I don’t believe in global...

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The Value of Your Value Proposition

By Slow Ventures · Nov. 30, 2022 10:00 AM PST

Value proposition isn’t just sales jargon or a PM buzzword. It might sound obvious, but when it comes to building a business, the value proposition is EVERYTHING. It defines how you approach pricing, how you think about the potential market share, what kind of sales efficiency you can expect – even the kind of talent you need in your company.... Value proposition isn’t just sales jargon or a PM buzzword. It might sound obvious, but when it...