Collab Blog
Tackle the Impossible vs. Navigate the Impossible
by Craig Shapiro —The qualities that interest me the most in entrepreneurs are those in direct conflict with each other, like the tension…
Read moreOur food system needs to be reshaped
by Craig Shapiro —Recently at Collaborative, we have been thinking a lot about food.
Read moreA history lesson with Tom McMurray
by Collaborative Team —From 1990-1998 Tom was a general partner at Sequoia Capital, one of the leading venture capital firms in the world.
Read moreHiring the best
by Craig Shapiro —The most common pain point amongst the companies we invest in is hiring great people.
Read moreEmpowering creativity through mistakes
by Collaborative Team —Photo by Elizabeth Lippman.
Read moreSome good eggs
by Collaborative Team —When Rob Spiro set out to build Good Eggs, he didn’t have a product, a business plan, or even a…
Read moreWhat would you build if you could reach 490 million users?
by Collaborative Team —Collaborative Fund and LINE have partnered to invest in companies that can leverage a fast growing mobile platform.
Read more21st century unions
by Collaborative Team —Unions were a fixture of the 20th century, serving as a stabilizing force against corporate and investor interests in business…
Read moreGoodness, power, and data
by Collaborative Team —Today we announced an investment in Placemeter, alongside some great partners.
Read moreWhat does peer-to-peer look like at scale?
by Collaborative Team —I’ve been thinking about peer-to-peer models today, and what early learnings signify for how these businesses might work at scale.
Read moreTo change culture, be a sheep in wolf’s clothing
by Collaborative Team —A successful company, in my mind, is one who changes culture for the better.
Read moreWhy Minecraft is the new Microsoft Office
by Collaborative Team —While news of the Apple Watch has been dominating the news cycle, we also learned that Microsoft is in talks…
Read moreWhy Wouldn’t a Founder Want to Exit?
by Collaborative Team —At Collaborative Fund, we’ve been talking about how investors and founders can align incentives for the long run.
Read moreHow A 10-year Fund Life Impacts Your Startup
by Collaborative Team —Venture capital Limited Partner Agreements look very similar.
Read moreParsing The ‘Venture Subsidy’
by Collaborative Team —There is a subtle but very important distinction between venture capital “subsidizing” a service-oriented business, and a service-oriented business that…
Read moreWhat We Like
by Craig Shapiro —Collaborative Fund backs the shared future.
Read moreWhat Is Citizenship On The Internet?
by Collaborative Team —Lately, crowdsourcing is almost a dirty word.
Read moreCelebrating Our Strong Roots: Chuck Templeton
by Craig Shapiro —I’ve started writing about how our Limited Partners (LPs) shape and influence us.
Read moreMaking Sense Of Connected Devices
by Collaborative Team —There are a number of ways to connect hardware to the internet.
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