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VC concentration is at astounding levels: 5 funds raised nearly 75% of VC dollars in Q1 '26 and those funds anticipate some mega liquidity events during the balance of the year. Is this time different? If so, what does that mean for small pre-seed funds?

Apr 2026
Writing
VC
Field Notes- Venture is Optimizing for the Wrong Thing
Venture capital’s incentive structure has quietly shifted from building durable businesses to generating markups fast enough to raise the next fund.
 Startups
The Operator Who Builds
The best non-technical operators were always high agency. What's changing is the ones who stand out now have something on top of it — curiosity and enough technical comfort to find and build their own leverage.
 Monday Meditations
Monday Meditations - Every Good Story Has a Villain
Every good story has a villain. Most startups do too. Sometimes it’s a competitor. Sometimes it’s an old dismissal. Sometimes it’s a past version of yourself. That quiet “I’ll show you” energy, when disciplined, can power the early work.
 Monday Meditations
Monday Meditations- The Aura We Exude
What do you want it to feel like to be around you? On the energy we project, the aura we exude, and how the world we experience is shaped by what we bring to it.
 Monday Meditations
Monday Meditations - Believe
Loss of belief rarely announces itself. It erodes slowly, over time. At the earliest stages, a CEO’s belief in themselves shapes everything — and sometimes the most powerful intervention is simply telling someone, clearly and sincerely, I believe in you.
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