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    Cognition AI Raises $1 Billion at $26 Billion: What the Valuation Math Actually Tells You
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    Cognition AI Raises $1 Billion at $26 Billion: What the Valuation Math Actually Tells You

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    Afore Capital: The Pre-Seed VC Firm Betting on Founders Before Anyone Else
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    Afore Capital: The Pre-Seed VC Firm Betting on Founders Before Anyone Else

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    ROFR in Venture Capital: How Right of First Refusal Actually Works in Deals
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    ROFR in Venture Capital: How Right of First Refusal Actually Works in Deals

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    Management Company vs. Fund Entity: What Every LP Should Understand About the Two Entities Collecting Your Money
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    Rolling Funds: The VC Innovation That Changed Who Raises, But Not Who Wins
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Seed Rounds Are Getting Bigger. The Odds of Reaching Series A Are Getting Worse.
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    $60 Billion for a Code Editor: What the SpaceX-Cursor Deal Tells Angel Investors About the AI Coding Land Grab
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Geordie AI's $30M Series A Is Betting That AI Agents Need a Control Layer Before Enterprises Lose Control Entirely
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    Geordie AI's $30M Series A Is Betting That AI Agents Need a Control Layer Before Enterprises Lose Control Entirely

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    Anthropic's $65B Series H: What a $965 Billion Valuation Tells Angel Investors About the AI Race
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    Thrive Capital: Inside Josh Kushner's $10B Fund and 15-Year Rise to VC's Elite
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    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read