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 * 7 MENTAL SHIFTS FOR HIRING NOW
   
   #Growth ,

 * BUILDING A “COMMUNITY-FIRST” COMPANY
   
   #Growth ,

 * BITCOIN KILLED THE KING & NOW NETWORK EFFECTS WILL DETERMINE ITS FUTURE
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * 6 NEW NFX FASTS: PRE-SEED & SEED FUNDING IN 9 DAYS
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * NFX’S NEW $450M FUND FOR PRE-SEED & SEED
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN ETERNAL
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * WHY GOOGLE, FACEBOOK, & MICROSOFT WERE BORN ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
   
   #Growth ,

 * DEMAND SHOCKS OPEN A NEW MARKETPLACE ERA
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN AUCTO
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * A MAMMOTH BECOMES A UNICORN: INSIDE A SCIENTIST-FOUNDER’S JOURNEY FROM
   PRE-SEED TO SERIES D
   
   Bio ,

 * A FOUNDER’S EXPONENTIAL TOOLSET: WRIGHT’S LAW, MOORE’S LAW, & MORE
   
   #Growth ,

 * KEEP THEM COMING BACK: 23 HABIT-MAKING INSIGHTS FOR PRODUCT-MINDED FOUNDERS
   
   #Growth ,

 * 9 IDEATION FRAMEWORKS OF TOP FOUNDERS
   
   #Growth ,

 * WHY WE INVESTED IN RAMP
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * UNLOCKING “DISRUPTIVE POWER” FOR YOUR MARKETPLACE
   
   #Marketplaces , Podcast ,

 * CHOOSING THE FINAL FRONTIER: LAUNCHING A ROCKET COMPANY WITH ANDY LAPSA OF
   STOKE SPACE
   
   Podcast ,

 * DECENTRALIZING ENTERTAINMENT WITH NFTS: THE INSIDER STORY OF STONER CATS
   
   #Growth , Podcast ,

 * TRILLION-DOLLAR LEADERSHIP: AN INSIDE LOOK AT JEFF BEZOS & ERIC SCHMIDT
   
   #Growth , Podcast ,

 * MEET THE TEAM BEHIND ‘STONER CATS’ (AN NFT ANIMATED SERIES FROM MILA KUNIS &
   FRIENDS)
   
   Podcast ,

 * MAKING MARKETS WITH PROF. SCOTT DUKE KOMINERS (HBS) & JAMES CURRIER
   
   Podcast ,

 * STATUS, WEALTH, & POWER: NETWORK EFFECTS DEMAND A NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN COLLECTIVE
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN FRONTIER
   
   #How We Invest Crypto Fintech ,

 * SEEING GROWTH IN A DOWNTURN WITH ERAN BEN-SHUSHAN & GIGI LEVY-WEISS
   
   Podcast ,

 * THE 23 RULES OF STORYTELLING FOR FUNDRAISING
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * BRIEFLINK: LIKE DOCSEND, BUT FOR FUNDRAISING
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN TOMO
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: 7 PRINCIPLES OF GAME DESIGN FROM DESIGN GYM

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN FORUM BRANDS
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * HOW A TOP INVESTOR SEES THE WORLD WITH SAAR GUR
   
   Podcast ,

 * 6 PRODUCT FRAMEWORKS FROM THE INVENTOR OF THE IPOD, IPHONE & NEST
   
   #Growth ,

 * STARTUPS ARE THE ULTIMATE “MENTAL GAME” – PART II
   
   #Growth ,

 * STARTUPS ARE THE ULTIMATE “MENTAL GAME” — PART I
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW YOUTUBE SCALED (RITUALS FOR
   HYPERGROWTH)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * ‘SUPER FOUNDERS’ WITH ALI TAMASEB & JAMES CURRIER
   
   Podcast ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN KOMODOR
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG FOUNDERS WITH JON LEVIN, DEAN OF STANFORD GSB
   
   Podcast ,

 * “TRACTION TACTICS” BEHIND SQUARE, PAYPAL, WAZE, TWILIO & MORE
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE INSIDER STORY OF WAZE
   
   #Growth ,

 * GROWTH FRAMEWORKS FOR YOUR MARKETPLACE
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * STARTUP SPEED AS A PUBLIC GOOD
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE RISE OF “REALITY ENTREPRENEURS”
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE PASSION ECONOMY AND ITS HIDDEN CURRENCY
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE 6 PATTERNS OF UNCOMMONLY SUCCESSFUL TEAMS
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE NEW WORLD OF “GOING PUBLIC” — PROS & CONS OF IPO V. SPAC V. DIRECT
   LISTING
   
   #Growth , Podcast ,

 * FROM OUTSIDER TO $5B SPAC IN 6 YEARS
   
   #Growth , Podcast ,

 * THE 9 HABITS OF ULTRA-FAST ITERATIONS
   
   #Growth Insurtech , Podcast Proptech ,

 * THE 7 POWERS KNOWN TO TESLA, PIXAR, NETFLIX, APPLE & TWILIO
   
   #Growth , #Network Effects ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: MIND THE MOAT: A 7 POWERS REVIEW (WRITTEN BY HAMILTON
   HELMER) FROM FLO CRIVELLO (FOUNDER & CEO TEAMFLOW)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * THE GOLDILOCKS ZONE OF STARTUPS: WHY “JUST RIGHT” IS NOT IN THE MIDDLE
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: NIR EYAL ON “HOOKS: AN INTRO ON HOW TO MANUFACTURE
   DESIRE”
   
   Founder's List ,

 * HIPPO: FROM IDEA TO IPO WITH CEO ASSAF WAND & PETE FLINT
   
   Podcast ,

 * THE NEW AMERICAN DREAM
   
   #Growth , Podcast ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: 1997 & 2020 LETTER TO AMAZON SHAREHOLDERS
   
   Founder's List ,

 * THE CEO THAT JEFF BEZOS CALLED “HIS TEACHER”
   
   #Growth , Podcast ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN CANDEX
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN C2I GENOMICS
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE CEOS WE NEED NOW
   
   #Network Effects , Podcast ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: GIGI LEVY-WEISS ON “HOW VCS THINK: THE PSYCHOLOGY THAT
   DRIVES INVESTING DECISIONS”

 * THE PYRAMID OF CO-FOUNDER SUCCESS
   
   #Growth ,

 * Q&A WITH SEAN ELLIS (GROWTHHACKERS)
   
   #Q&A ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: VALVE’S NEW EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK
   
   Founder's List ,

 * THE 4 TYPES OF DEFENSIBILITY
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * THE INFINITE CONFLICT OF HIRING
   
   #Growth ,

 * Q&A WITH GAGAN BIYANI (SPRIG, UDEMY)
   
   #Q&A ,

 * GOOD VS. GREAT LEADERS
   
   Life ,

 * THE INSIDER STORY OF TWILIO
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: NOKIA’S CEO ‘BURNING PLATFORM’ MEMO
   
   Founder's List ,

 * GAMING SUPERPOWERS FOR NON-GAME FOUNDERS WITH GABI SHALEL (PLARIUM) & GIGI
   LEVY-WEISS
   
   Podcast ,

 * THE PARADOX OF GENIUS: WHY LONG-TERM THINKING WINS
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: THE ETHEREUM WHITEPAPER
   
   Founder's List ,

 * ENTERPRISE GATEWAY MARKETPLACES WILL TURN LARGE ORGANIZATIONS INSIDE-OUT
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: PETE FLINT ON “HOW TO MANAGE HYPERCOMPETITIVE MARKETS”
   
   Founder's List ,

 * BJ FOGG ON TINY HABITS FOR STARTUP FOUNDERS WITH JAMES CURRIER
   
   Podcast ,

 * REINVENTING EXISTING VS. CREATING NEW MARKETS
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: THE DOORDASH INVESTMENT MEMO FROM 2014
   
   Founder's List ,

 * STANFORD’S “TOUCHY FEELY” COURSE (FOR STARTUP FOUNDERS), WITH CAROLE ROBIN &
   JAMES CURRIER
   
   Podcast ,

 * FROM IDEA TO $200M ACQUISITION IN JUST 2 YEARS: 4 LESSONS FROM BRIDGECREW
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * VITALIK BUTERIN ON SPACE, LONGEVITY, MARS & MORE (THE “B-SIDE”)
   
   Podcast ,

 * VITALIK BUTERIN ON THE REVOLT OF THE PUBLIC (THE “A-SIDE”)
   
   Podcast ,

 * WHY PEOPLE SHARE: THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND “GOING VIRAL”
   
   #Growth ,

 * THREE REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN LATITUDE (MAKER OF AI DUNGEON)
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * ANTI-PATTERNS OF 10X THINKING
   
   Podcast ,

 * LAUNCHING NFX BIO AND THE RISE OF THE SCIENTIST FOUNDER
   
   Bio ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: JAMES CURRIER (GENERAL PARTNER AT NFX) ON “THE PSYCHOLOGY
   OF STARTUP GROWTH”
   
   Founder's List ,

 * THE HIDDEN WORLD OF PRICING: UBER, TRULIA, ETSY, SUPERHUMAN & MORE
   
   #Growth , Podcast ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: THE BITCOIN WHITE PAPER BY SATOSHI NAKAMOTO
   
   Founder's List ,

 * THE NON-OBVIOUS GUIDE TO FUNDRAISING
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: ‘THE HP WAY’ SPEECH BY DAVE PACKARD TO MANAGEMENT (1960)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * JEFF LAWSON ON ASK YOUR DEVELOPER, WITH PETE FLINT
   
   #Growth , Podcast ,

 * YOUR STARTUP LIFE, POST-PANDEMIC
   
   Podcast ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: EMAIL EXCHANGE ON INSTAGRAM ACQUISITION BY FACEBOOK
   (KEVIN SYSTROM & MARK ZUCKERBERG)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * SURVEY RESULTS: 14 VC & FOUNDER PREDICTIONS FOR 2021
   
   #Growth ,

 * TOP 11 QUESTIONS WE ASKED TECH LEADERS IN 2020
   
   #Growth , Podcast ,

 * ERIK TORENBERG & JAMES CURRIER ON BEING CITIZENS OF THE INTERNET
   
   Podcast ,

 * FIVERR’S ROAD TO 797% GROWTH: THE DECISION FRAMEWORKS BEHIND THEIR SUCCESS
   
   #Growth ,

 * WHERE TO BUILD YOUR STARTUP
   
   #Growth ,

 * HIGH LEVERAGE TIME MANAGEMENT
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE WINNING PSYCHOLOGY OF TOP FOUNDERS IN FUNDRAISING MEETINGS
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * THE 10X ADVANTAGE OF STARTING A COMPANY RIGHT NOW
   
   #Growth ,

 * ANNOUNCING THE FOUNDERS’ LIST
   
   #Growth ,

 * MEDIA MARKETPLACES AND THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL MEDIA
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * HOW VCS JUDGE YOUR STARTUP (ON ZOOM): 15+ TACTICS BEHIND SUCCESSFUL
   FUNDRAISES
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * WHY YOUR WORK MATTERS: DARWIN, MACHINES, & THE FUTURE WE’RE BUILDING
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE NFX FRAMEWORKS COLLECTION FOR FOUNDERS
   
   #Growth ,

 * HOW CEOS THINK: 5 MENTAL MODELS TO SHIFT FROM FOUNDER TO CEO
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE PRODUCT THINKING THAT BUILT SLACK & TWITTER, WITH APRIL UNDERWOOD
   
   #Growth ,

 * FRAMEWORKS FOR USING DIVERSITY TO WIN
   
   #Growth ,

 * 34 QUESTIONS TO RECRUIT WORLD-CLASS TALENT IN THE REMOTE ERA
   
   #Growth ,

 * HOW CONTRARIANS THINK: THE EARLY DAYS OF SQUARE, YELP & PAYPAL WITH KEITH
   RABOIS
   
   #Growth ,

 * 24 WAYS B2B MARKETPLACES WIN
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * CALLING BIO STARTUPS WHO WANT TO RAISE CAPITAL (FINAL DEADLINE JULY 17)
   
   #How We Invest , Bio ,

 * THE PRODUCT FRAMEWORKS BEHIND SUPERHUMAN
   
   #Growth ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX IS INVESTING IN JUPITER
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX IS INVESTING IN LA HAUS
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * HOW SECOND TIME FOUNDERS CAN WIN AND AVOID COMMON MISTAKES
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE SECOND TIME FOUNDERS MANUAL
   
   #Growth ,

 * RESULTS FROM THE VC & FOUNDER COVID-19 SENTIMENT SURVEY, PART II
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE NEW GENERATION OF LABOR MARKETPLACES AND THE FUTURE OF WORK
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * THE INSIDER STORY OF HOUSEPARTY
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE NEXT SOCIAL ERA IS HERE: WHY NOW IS THE TIME FOR SOCIAL PRODUCTS AGAIN
   
   #Growth ,

 * WHITEBOARD BREAKDOWN: A FOUNDER’S GUIDE TO TAKING ADVICE
   
   #Growth ,

 * IT’S TIME TO START PLAYING OFFENSE
   
   #Growth ,

 * WHY STARTUPS THAT SURVIVE ARE “LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS”
   
   #Growth ,

 * WHITEBOARD BREAKDOWN: WHAT MAKES A STRONG STARTUP CEO
   
   #Growth ,

 * WHITEBOARD BREAKDOWN: WHAT ARE NETWORK EFFECTS?
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * THE NEW RULES OF GROWTH VS. PROFITABILITY
   
   #Growth ,

 * FOUR REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN NUVOCARGO
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE GREAT RESET: HOW REID HOFFMAN & JAMES CURRIER SEE THE PATH AHEAD FOR
   FOUNDERS
   
   #Growth ,

 * NFX FAST SEED FUNDING: 9 DAYS TO DECISION
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * SHAYMA SHARIF PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL AT NFX
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * HOW PAYPAL & TRULIA NAVIGATED DOWNTURNS: DAVID SACKS, CRAFT VENTURES +
   CO-FOUNDER OF PAYPAL
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FOUNDERS WHO WIN IN DOWNTURNS
   
   #Growth ,

 * RESULTS FROM THE VC & FOUNDER COVID-19 SENTIMENT SURVEY, PART I
   
   #Growth ,

 * 28 MOVES TO SURVIVE (& THRIVE) IN A DOWNTURN
   
   #Growth ,

 * LEADING STARTUPS THROUGH UNCERTAINTY: STACY BROWN-PHILPOT, CEO OF TASKRABBIT
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * A FOUNDER’S GUIDE TO TAKING ADVICE
   
   #Growth ,

 * WHAT MAKES DATA VALUABLE: THE TRUTH ABOUT DATA NETWORK EFFECTS
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * HOW I RAISED VC FROM TOP-TIER FUNDS
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * MAMMOTH EXPANDS BIO-PLATFORM NETWORK EFFECTS TO GENE-EDITING
   
   #How We Invest , Bio ,

 * WHY FOUNDERS SHOULD TAKE MORE RISK
   
   #Growth ,

 * YOUR LIFE IS DRIVEN BY NETWORK EFFECTS
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * THE 4 SIGNS OF FOUNDER-MARKET FIT
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE 14TH NETWORK EFFECT: EXPERTISE
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * HOW BILLION DOLLAR MARKETPLACES ARE BUILT WITH MARCO ZAPPACOSTA, CO-FOUNDER &
   CEO OF THUMBTACK
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX IS INVESTING IN MODUS
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: 10 PIECES OF MANUFACTURING ADVICE FROM TESLA CEO, ELON
   MUSK
   
   Founder's List ,

 * 16 NON-OBVIOUS FUNDRAISING LESSONS ON PITCHING
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * “DON’T JUST BE THE BEST, BE THE ONLY” WITH KEVIN KELLY & JAMES CURRIER
   
   Podcast ,

 * WHAT VCS DON’T SEE: WHY WE’RE BULLISH ON GAMING STARTUPS
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * 4 SIGNS YOU’RE BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS TEAM
   
   #Growth ,

 * NFX PODCAST: WHY TOP FOUNDERS UNDERSTAND NETWORK EFFECTS WITH SCOTT COOK,
   FOUNDER OF INTUIT
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: “HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR TIME AND YOUR LIFE” BY
   NIR EYAL (AUTHOR + FORMER STANFORD PROFESSOR)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * THE ONE REASON WE INVESTED IN INCREDIBLE HEALTH
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE IRRATIONAL TRUTHS OF USER BEHAVIOR, WITH DAN ARIELY
   
   #Growth ,

 * 10 PLACES TO FIND PRODUCT-MARKET FIT
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: STEVE JOB’S FAMOUS ‘THOUGHTS ON FLASH’ (FAMOUS MEMOS)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN LET’S DO THIS, NOW JOINED BY SERENA WILLIAMS &
   USAIN BOLT
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE UNUSUAL SIGNS OF A BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY, WITH ELAD GIL
   
   #Growth ,

 * HOW TO MANAGE HYPERCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE HIDDEN PATTERNS OF STARTUP FAILURE
   
   #Growth ,

 * HOW VCS DECIDE TO TAKE A FIRST MEETING – 12 REASONS
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: STEVE YEGGE’S FAMOUS RANT ON ‘GOOGLE VS AMAZON’ (FAMOUS
   MEMOS)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX IS INVESTING IN CONSTRU
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE NEW GROWTH MINDSET WITH SEAN ELLIS & JAMES CURRIER
   
   #Growth , Podcast ,

 * THE HIDDEN PATTERNS OF GREAT STARTUP IDEAS
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * STATUS GAMES: ENGINEERING SCARCITY IN A WORLD OF ABUNDANCE
   
   #Growth , Podcast ,

 * WHAT MAKES A STRONG STARTUP CEO
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: “WHY FIGMA WINS” BY KEVIN KWOK (FORMER INVESTOR AT
   GREYLOCK)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * THE FUNDRAISING CHECKLIST: 13 PROOF POINTS FOR SERIES A
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL ADVERTISING WITH MIKAEL CHO & LUKE CHESSER, CO-FOUNDERS
   OF UNSPLASH (NFX PODCAST)
   
   Podcast ,

 * WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD AN ICONIC MARKETPLACE: THE POSHMARK STORY
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * OUR TOP 10 ESSAYS OF ALL TIME

 * JOIN THE WORLD CLASS TEAM AT NFX: INVESTMENT, ENGINEERING/PRODUCT, MARKETING

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: BILL GATES’S INTERNAL MICROSOFT MEMO “THE INTERNET TIDAL
   WAVE” (FAMOUS MEMOS)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * HOW VCS THINK: THE PSYCHOLOGY THAT DRIVES INVESTING DECISIONS

 * THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FOCUS: HOW GREAT TEAMS FIND TRACTION AMID DISTRACTION
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE FOUNDER MINDSET: ANNOUNCING NFX FUND II, $275 MILLION
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: “THE 3 TYPES OF PLATFORM COMPANIES” BY ELAD GIL (COLOR
   GENOMICS & TWITTER)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * INSIDE TOP SMB STARTUPS
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * THE COMPETITION FOR YOUR ATTENTION WITH SARAH FRIER (BLOOMBERG) & JAMES
   CURRIER (NFX PODCAST)
   
   Podcast ,

 * THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR 2-SIDED MARKETPLACES: HOW FINTECH WILL UNLOCK ENORMOUS
   VALUE
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * 10X YOUR CAREER: FIRST PRINCIPLES FOR OUTSIZED SUCCESS
   
   Life ,

 * NFX PODCAST: LYFT VS. UBER AND THE BATTLE FOR RIDESHARING DOMINANCE
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN CODI
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * NFX FOUNDER ROOM EP. 1: GROWING A MARKETPLACE INTO A MARKET NETWORK
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: “DON’T BELIEVE YOUR OWN B.S.” BY PETE FLINT (GENERAL
   PARTNER AT NFX)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STARTUP GROWTH
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE TRIBAL NETWORK EFFECT (NFX #15)
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * NFX PODCAST: WHY GROWTH HACKING IS BROKEN
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE GOLDEN AGE OF SIMULATION WITH CHRIS ANDERSON & JAMES CURRIER
   
   Podcast ,

 * HOW VCS NEGOTIATE: 8 SKILLS TOP FOUNDERS MASTER FOR STARTUP FUNDRAISING
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: “SOCIAL CAPITAL IN SILICON VALLEY” BY ALEX DANCO (SHOPIFY
   & SOCIAL CAPITAL)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY & BIOPLATFORMS
   
   #How We Invest , Bio ,

 * ANNOUNCING SCOUTS & ANGELS – THE INVESTING NETWORK (SIGNAL 4.0)
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * THE NFX COMPANY CULTURE SCORECARD AND PLAYBOOK
   
   #Growth ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: SLACK’S INTERNAL MEMO ‘WE DON’T SELL SADDLES HERE’
   (FAMOUS MEMOS)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * THE NFX ARCHIVES: FOUNDATIONS FOR MASTERING NETWORK EFFECTS
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * VIRAL EFFECTS ARE NOT NETWORK EFFECTS
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * 9 HABITS OF WORLD CLASS STARTUPS
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: “THE GUIDE TO UNBUNDLING REDDIT” BY GREG ISENBERG (LATE
   CHECKOUT, INDICATOR FUND, TIKTOK ADVISOR, PREVIOUSLY WEWORK/ISLANDS/5BY)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX IS INVESTING IN FIREFLY
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE NEW MINDSET FOR PRODUCT-MARKET FIT
   
   #Growth ,

 * BUILDING STRONG COMPANIES: THE “NO POLITICS RULE”
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: “STATUS AS A SERVICE (STAAS)” BY EUGENE WEI (FORMER
   PRODUCT LEADER AT AMAZON, HULU, FLIPBOARD, OCULUS)
   
   Founder's List ,

 * IS BLOCKCHAIN REALLY OVER?
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * ANNOUNCING OUR NEW GENERAL PARTNER, MORGAN BELLER
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX IS INVESTING IN SETTER
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * GOOD VS. GREAT COMPANIES: THE UNSEEN TRUTHS OF BREAKOUT SUCCESS
   
   #Growth ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX IS INVESTING IN COURT BUDDY
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: JAMES CURRIER (MANAGING PARTNER AT NFX) ON “THE
   PSYCHOLOGY OF FOUNDERS WHO WIN IN DOWNTURNS”
   
   Founder's List ,

 * SEE YOUR SCORE: THE NFX MARKETPLACE SCORECARD
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * THE FOUNDERS’ LIST: NIR EYAL (AUTHOR, PROFESSOR, & INVESTOR) ON “HOOKS: AN
   INTRO ON HOW TO MANUFACTURE DESIRE”

 * PROPTECH: A MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY WE’RE SEEING
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * REID HOFFMAN’S PLAYBOOK FOR GROWTH AND NETWORK EFFECTS
   
   #Growth ,

 * REINFORCEMENT: THE HIDDEN KEY TO BUILDING ICONIC TECH COMPANIES
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * THE FUTURE OF FUNDRAISING? WHAT WE NEED TO FIX ABOUT TOKEN INVESTING
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * ANNOUNCING “THE BRIEF” — THE BEST WAY TO GET THE VC MEETING
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * 3 REASONS WHY NFX INVESTED IN RADIUS
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * HOW VCS SEE YOUR KPIS
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * DON’T BELIEVE YOUR OWN B.S.
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * 19 TACTICS TO SOLVE THE CHICKEN-OR-EGG PROBLEM AND GROW YOUR MARKETPLACE
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * ANNOUNCING VC MATCH: THE OBVIOUS FUNDRAISING TOOL NO ONE BUILT – UNTIL NOW
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * WHY STARTUP TIMING IS EVERYTHING
   
   #How We Invest , Featured ,

 * THE LADDER OF PROOF: UNCOVERING HOW VC’S SEE YOUR STARTUP
   
   #Fundraising ,

 * NFX INVESTS IN RIBBON TO TRANSFORM THE HOME BUYING EXPERIENCE
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * THE NETWORK EFFECTS BIBLE
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * WE’RE HIRING – ENGINEER-IN-RESIDENCE

 * NETWORK EFFECTS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY: INTRODUCING MAMMOTH BIOSCIENCES
   
   Bio ,

 * NETWORK EFFECTS PREDICT THE FUTURE OF FACEBOOK
   
   #Network Effects ,

 * HOW IT’S BUILT: NEA + NFX ON THE $15.5 MILLION SERIES A IN LYRIC
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * ENTROPY: THE UNSEEN THREAT TO STARTUPS
   
   #How We Invest ,

 * DOES REAL IDENTITY MATTER FOR NETWORKS?
   
   #Marketplaces ,

 * THE PHYSICS OF STARTUPS: USING SLINGSHOTS TO DEFY GRAVITY
   
   #How We Invest ,

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