Collab Blog
Where does value accrue beyond Open AI?
by Sophie Bakalar —Outrunning Giants: Building in OpenAI’s Shadow.
Read moreInside Collaborative Fund’s 4x DPI Fund I
by Matt Kaufman —Lately, it feels like every corner of my internet bubble is talking about venture returns—Carta charts one day, leaked DPI…
Read more“Reproducing the conditions that made Sequoia’s hallways electric”
by Craig Shapiro —Collaborative Fund recently launched AIR, a new kind of accelerator for design-led AI products.
Read moreVery Bad Advice
by Morgan Housel —A boy once asked Charlie Munger, “What advice do you have for someone like me to succeed in life?” Munger…
Read moreDifferent Kinds of Smart
by Morgan Housel —“The older I get the more I realize how many kinds of smart there are.
Read moreThe Consumer AI Revolution Won’t Be Technical. It’ll Be Emotional.
by Sophie Bakalar —In technology, the obvious revolutions often come last.
Read moreWhat Comes Next Isn’t a Product. It’s a Provocation.
by Nicholas Negroponte —This year marks the 40th anniversary of the MIT Media Lab, a place I helped create not to organize what…
Read moreA Few Questions
by Morgan Housel —Which of my strongest beliefs are formed on second-hand information vs.
Read moreTop-Decile Returns for Sesame Street
by Craig Shapiro —We launched Collab+Sesame in 2016 as a pre-seed and seed-focused fund with a simple but powerful thesis: as tech entrepreneurs…
Read moreA Few Short Stories
by Morgan Housel —Thirty-seven thousand Americans died in car accidents in 1955, six times today’s rate adjusted for miles driven.
Read moreMy Thoughts on Tariffs, Economic History, and the Market Decline
by Morgan Housel —Below is a transcript from a recent podcast I did on the tariff news.
Read moreTurning $5M Into $100M
by Matt Kaufman —In 2015, Collaborative Fund made an unusually bold bet—investing $5 million—20% of a $25 million fund—into a single startup.
Read moreBeautiful vs. Practical Advice
by Morgan Housel —I heard a phrase recently: “Magazine architect.”.
Read morePure Independence
by Morgan Housel —A simple formula for a pretty nice life is independence plus purpose.
Read moreThe Quiet Beverage Bet Outpacing AI Hype: How OLIPOP’s Investors Are Winning
by Matt Kaufman —If I told you a company was on track for $500M in sales in 2024 — up from $200M in…
Read moreMinimum Levels of Stress
by Morgan Housel —A day after the September 11th terrorist attacks, every member of Congress stood on the steps of the U.S.
Read moreI Have A Few Questions
by Morgan Housel —They’re relevant to everyone, and apply to lots of things…
Read moreAmerica’s Superpower
by Ted Lamade —“Our political leaders will know our priorities only if we tell them, again and again, and if those priorities begin…
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