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Hunter Walk

Exceptional Startups Are Needles in a Haystack. So the Best VCs Build Needle Magnets.

First, a piece of literary history. The phrase needle in a haystack is commonly credited to the book Don Quixote from the early 1600s…

3d ago

Exceptional Startups Are Needles in a Haystack. So the Best VCs Build Needle Magnets.

3d ago

Simple Advice for Junior Folks in Venture Capital: Don’t Be a Generalist.

Sometimes I write a post just to be able to send the URL to people when they ask me a specific question. This one is “what advice do you…

5d ago

Simple Advice for Junior Folks in Venture Capital: Don’t Be a Generalist.

5d ago

“You have to assume every company will have access to the same LLMs and voices.

Homebrew makes investments by consensus — it works because there’s just two of us. We’ve done it this way for two reasons — first, it…

5d ago

“You have to assume every company will have access to the same LLMs and voices.

5d ago

“I wanted to do the deal but couldn’t get it through my partnership” is always such weaksauce

Podcasts are typically escapism for me, which is why I don’t listen to very many about tech or venture capital. Except The Learning Corner…

Feb 17

“I wanted to do the deal but couldn’t get it through my partnership” is always such weaksauce

Feb 17

Nine Signs Your Startup Is Going to Fail; Planning Your Annual Family Summit; SNL Performers…

How to Plan An Annual Family Summit [Bethany Crystal/Hard Mode First] — Bethany and I were grabbing wine one evening in NYC over the…

Feb 14

Nine Signs Your Startup Is Going to Fail; Planning Your Annual Family Summit; SNL Performers…

Feb 14

Don’t Take It Personally. Take It Professionally.

I’ve changed my mind about something.

Feb 7

Don’t Take It Personally. Take It Professionally.

Feb 7

I never want founders to QUIT, but sometimes they should STOP

“ Has quitting culture now crossed into Founder CEOs? “ SaaStr’s Jason Lemkin thinks it might have after observing some CEOs just plain up…

Feb 3

I never want founders to QUIT, but sometimes they should STOP

Feb 3

Scarcity During Experimentation, Abundance During Scaling [mini post]

The title was my comment on Hadley’s post below. For most founders my advice is to be tight with capital pre PMF. Not just because you’ll…

Jan 11

Scarcity During Experimentation, Abundance During Scaling [mini post]

Jan 11

Profitability Can Be a False Goal If You’re Playing Defense to Get There

Lots of conversations with founders over the last few years about ‘reaching profitability,’ sometimes where we are on the cap table, and…

Jan 6

Profitability Can Be a False Goal If You’re Playing Defense to Get There

Jan 6

If You Don’t Like Sales, Don’t Start a Company

As a cofounder you are always selling.

Dec 30, 2024

If You Don’t Like Sales, Don’t Start a Company

Dec 30, 2024

Hunter Walk

Hunter Walk

You’ll find me @homebrew , Seed Stage Venture Fund w @satyap . Previously made products at YouTube, Google & SecondLife. Married to @cbarlerin .

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