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Oliver Buchannon

Trace Cohen

Memes, Family Offices, Angel/LP in 30+ pre seed startups and funds.

SaaS isn't coming back - It's Ai or Nothing.

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SaaS isn't coming back - It's Ai or Nothing.

Tech & venture capital, with the VC take — Thursday, June 19, 2026

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Tech & venture capital, with the VC take — Thursday, June 19, 2026

New AI Startup Valuation vs Revenue: Why the Multiple Is Meaningless Before $10M ARR

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New AI Startup Valuation vs Revenue: Why the Multiple Is Meaningless Before $10M ARR

What 857 Days of Market Data Actually Tells You

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What 857 Days of Market Data Actually Tells You

I went viral (1M+ views!): NYC summers hate your weekends.

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I went viral (1M+ views!): NYC summers hate your weekends.

SpaceX S-1 Breakdown: The Financials Behind the Largest IPO Candidate in Tech

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SpaceX S-1 Breakdown: The Financials Behind the Largest IPO Candidate in Tech

IPOs are not broken. Reality just changed

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IPOs are not broken. Reality just changed

Palantir Was Right; Tech + Service = Ai Adoption

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Palantir Was Right; Tech + Service = Ai Adoption

Canals are a better metaphor for modern defensibility than moats.

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Canals are a better metaphor for modern defensibility than moats.

Moats are dead. Long live canals.

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Moats are dead. Long live canals.

New The Software Meltdown Isn’t a Cycle. It’s a Reset.post

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New The Software Meltdown Isn’t a Cycle. It’s a Reset.post

OpenAI just made its Instagram/YouTube type acquisition

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OpenAI just made its Instagram/YouTube type acquisition

📊 The 2025 IPO Reality Check

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📊 The 2025 IPO Reality Check

I Wrote A Book; The Value-Add VC Handbook!

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I Wrote A Book; The Value-Add VC Handbook!

VC vs PE Performance: The Data Beneath the Narrative

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VC vs PE Performance: The Data Beneath the Narrative

The Era of Valuation Compression

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The Era of Valuation Compression

Inside 49 VC Funds: The Data Behind Venture Capital’s Scale Problem

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Inside 49 VC Funds: The Data Behind Venture Capital’s Scale Problem

Agents, Stablecoins, and the “Death of Interchange”

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Agents, Stablecoins, and the “Death of Interchange”

Value Add VC is Live!

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Value Add VC is Live!

I think, therefore I build

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I think, therefore I build

It Was the Best of Times. It Was the Worst of Times.

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It Was the Best of Times. It Was the Worst of Times.

Why Did Capital One Just Spend $5B+ to Buy Brex?

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Why Did Capital One Just Spend $5B+ to Buy Brex?

SaaS isn’t dead. It just isn’t the main character anymore.

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SaaS isn’t dead. It just isn’t the main character anymore.

a16z, Fund Size, and the Math of Outsized Venture Returns

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a16z, Fund Size, and the Math of Outsized Venture Returns

Why Enterprise AI Adoption Is Low, Slow, and Mostly Invisible

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Why Enterprise AI Adoption Is Low, Slow, and Mostly Invisible