The VC Corner 📰 #8

Carta Faces Accusations of Unethical Practices, 4 Steps to Becoming a Sales-Focused Founder, 2024 Healthcare Outlook, and more!

Jan 13, 2024

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Top Headlines 🚨

Carta Faces Accusations Of Unethical Practices By A Prominent Startup 🚫 [Robots.net]
OpenAI has launched the GPT Store to help you find useful and popular custom versions of ChatGPT 🛒 [OpenAI]
Unity to lay off another 1,800 employees, representing 25% of its workforce 👥 [TechCrunch]
SVB Financial plans to hand VC business to creditors 💼 [Reuters]
Microsoft’s OpenAI Investment Could Face EU Probe 🔍 [Wall Street Journal]
Quora Secures $75M Funding from Andreessen Horowitz to Boost AI Chat Platform Poe 💰 [Coinspeaker]

In-Depth Insights 🔍

The single most important thing you need to do as a CEO 👔 [Mario Gabriele]
The ultimate list of product metrics 📝 [Pawel Huryn]
Should Carta Facilitate Secondary Trading? 🤝 [Henry Ward]
4 Steps to Becoming a Sales-Focused Founder (and Why It's Important) 🚀[Entrepreneur]
Make Hay When the Sun Shines: Liquidity in Startup Exits 🚪 [Tomaz Tunguz]
Many start-ups that survived 2023 are delaying inevitable, VCs warn 🕰️ [Financial Review]

Silk Ventures set out to build a “new Silk Road” from China to Europe — and then disappeared ❓ [sifted]
How do European VCs Hire Interns and Analysts? 🧑‍🎓 [Konrad Kordowski]
Techno-optimism for 2024 - What you should be excited about 🌟 [Noah Smith]

UK innovation - 2024 forward look 🔍 [Dealroom.co]

Saudi Arabia Venture Capital Report 💰 [Magnitt]
Global Risks Report 2024 🌍 [World Economic Forum]

2024 Healthcare Outlook 🏥 [PitchBook]

Captivating Podcasts 🎙️

Essential Strategies for Modern Entrepreneurs 💡 [Garyvee]
AI Demos: Stable Diffusion Turbo, AI Room Decorator, AI-Driven Clothing Site, and more! 🤖 [This Week in Startups]
From ideation to IPO, Thematic Investor, Assessing first time entrepreneurs, Fintech and Crypto 🚀 [Venture Europe]

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