Collab Blog
What 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.
Read moreStop, Get Out, Unplug…And Notice
by Collaborative Team —Great product design starts with understanding context, behavior, and motivation.
Read moreHow Do You Stay Relevant When Your Job Is Obsolete?
by Collaborative Team —If you search your memory (aka the web for some of us) for careers that don’t exist anymore you’ll end…
Read moreInvest In Your Employees For Better Returns
by Craig Shapiro —In a recent New York Times article, Adam Davidson talks about two very different trips he took to Ikea five…
Read moreWhy does eBay still use seller ratings?
by Collaborative Team —On peer-to-peer platforms, trust and safety is of paramount importance.
Read moreOnly Good News … Is Actually Bad News
by Craig Shapiro —One of the best pieces of advice I ever received came from an investor in Collaborative Fund.
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