Jérôme Jaggi

Chief of Staff at Unikraft | Building true Serverless I'm an operator, angel investor, and writer. I enjoy chess, trail running, hiking, and kite surfing.

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💥 How to Predict Unicorns, Founder Vesting Data, Success and Exit Velocity, Dealing With Low Performers & More

Oct 14, 2025

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11 min read

💥 How to Predict Unicorns, Founder Vesting Data, Success and Exit Velocity, Dealing With Low Performers & More

New Research from Stanford, Carta, Pave & More

Andre Retterath, +1

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Beyond ESOP: Alternative Compensation & Incentive Mechanisms

Apr 8, 2025

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14 min read

Beyond ESOP: Alternative Compensation & Incentive Mechanisms

Synthesizing Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Insights

Apr 1, 2025

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5 min read

💥2025 IPO Pipeline, Importance of Brand for GTM, Org Chart Benchmarks, Equity Distribution & More

Digesting Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Insights

💥Time to First Hire, CEO Refresh Grants, Picking the Right Seed Investor, Collapsing Valuation Multiples & More...

Mar 18, 2025

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5 min read

💥Time to First Hire, CEO Refresh Grants, Picking the Right Seed Investor, Collapsing Valuation Multiples & More...

Digesting Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Resources

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Mar 16, 2025

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3 min read

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Alumni from X and Microsoft to ETH and Stanford

Andre Retterath, +1

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The 2025 Fundraising Guide - Backed by Research, Facts & Figures

Mar 11, 2025

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7 min read

The 2025 Fundraising Guide - Backed by Research, Facts & Figures

Synthesizing Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Resources

Mar 9, 2025

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3 min read

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Alumni from NVIDIA and DeepMind to Harvard and Oxford

Jérôme Jaggi, +1

Insights

💥Legal Cost for a Funding Round, How VCs Read a Pitch Deck, Europe vs US Unicorn Efficiency & More

Mar 4, 2025

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5 min read

💥Legal Cost for a Funding Round, How VCs Read a Pitch Deck, Europe vs US Unicorn Efficiency & More

Digesting Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Resources

Mar 2, 2025

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4 min read

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Special Edition with Community Features

Andre Retterath, +1

Insights

Feb 25, 2025

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3 min read

How to Nail Your Go-to-Market Motion📈

Synthesizing Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Resources

Feb 23, 2025

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3 min read

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Alumni from NVIDIA and Meta to MIT and Cambridge

Andre Retterath, +1

Insights

💥 Bootstrapped vs VC-Backed Outcomes for Founders, Raising ≠ Number's Game, Time to Failure & More

Feb 18, 2025

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4 min read

💥 Bootstrapped vs VC-Backed Outcomes for Founders, Raising ≠ Number's Game, Time to Failure & More

Digesting Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Resources

Feb 16, 2025

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3 min read

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Alumni from DeepMind and Stability AI to MIT and Cambridge

Andre Retterath, +1

Insights

From Founder-Led to Professional Sales: When is the Right Time to Hire a Rainmaker?🤑🤑

Feb 11, 2025

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4 min read

From Founder-Led to Professional Sales: When is the Right Time to Hire a Rainmaker?🤑🤑

Synthesizing Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Resources

Feb 9, 2025

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3 min read

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Alumni from DeepMind and Stability AI to MIT and Cambridge

Andre Retterath, +1

Insights

💥 Size of Option Pools, Time to Exit Analysis, Startup Names and Fundraising Success, Employee Comp Data & More

Feb 4, 2025

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5 min read

💥 Size of Option Pools, Time to Exit Analysis, Startup Names and Fundraising Success, Employee Comp Data & More

Digesting Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Resources

Feb 2, 2025

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3 min read

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Alumni from DeepMind and Stability AI to MIT and Cambridge

Andre Retterath, +1

Insights

5 Startup Myths Debunked with Facts & Figures 👻

Jan 28, 2025

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6 min read

5 Startup Myths Debunked with Facts & Figures 👻

Synthesizing Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Resources

Jan 26, 2025

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3 min read

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Alumni from DeepMind and Roche to Oxford and INSEAD

Jérôme Jaggi, +1

Insights

💥 Founder Compensation Benchmark, Unicorn Patterns, Equity for Advisors, Who Owns KPIs & More

Jan 21, 2025

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5 min read

💥 Founder Compensation Benchmark, Unicorn Patterns, Equity for Advisors, Who Owns KPIs & More

Digesting Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Resources

Jan 19, 2025

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3 min read

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Alumni from DeepMind and Roche to Oxford and INSEAD

Andre Retterath, +1

Insights

Jan 14, 2025

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7 min read

Ultimate Guide to Startup Equity #ESOP

Synthesizing Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Resources

Jan 12, 2025

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3 min read

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Alumni from DeepMind and Roche to Oxford and INSEAD

Andre Retterath, +1

Insights

💥 4 Ways to *Really* Differentiate, How to Price SaaS, Rise of the Solo Founder, Org Chart Best Practices & More

Jan 7, 2025

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11 min read

💥 4 Ways to Really Differentiate, How to Price SaaS, Rise of the Solo Founder, Org Chart Best Practices & More

Digesting Insights From the Data

Andre Retterath, +1

Resources

Jan 5, 2025

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2 min read

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Alumni from DeepMind and Roche to Oxford and INSEAD

Andre Retterath, +1

Jérôme Jaggi

💥 How to Predict Unicorns, Founder Vesting Data, Success and Exit Velocity, Dealing With Low Performers & More

Beyond ESOP: Alternative Compensation & Incentive Mechanisms

💥2025 IPO Pipeline, Importance of Brand for GTM, Org Chart Benchmarks, Equity Distribution & More

💥Time to First Hire, CEO Refresh Grants, Picking the Right Seed Investor, Collapsing Valuation Multiples & More...

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

The 2025 Fundraising Guide - Backed by Research, Facts & Figures

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

💥Legal Cost for a Funding Round, How VCs Read a Pitch Deck, Europe vs US Unicorn Efficiency & More

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

How to Nail Your Go-to-Market Motion📈

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

💥 Bootstrapped vs VC-Backed Outcomes for Founders, Raising ≠ Number's Game, Time to Failure & More

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

From Founder-Led to Professional Sales: When is the Right Time to Hire a Rainmaker?🤑🤑

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

💥 Size of Option Pools, Time to Exit Analysis, Startup Names and Fundraising Success, Employee Comp Data & More

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

5 Startup Myths Debunked with Facts & Figures 👻

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

💥 Founder Compensation Benchmark, Unicorn Patterns, Equity for Advisors, Who Owns KPIs & More

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Ultimate Guide to Startup Equity #ESOP

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

💥 4 Ways to *Really* Differentiate, How to Price SaaS, Rise of the Solo Founder, Org Chart Best Practices & More

🔥Rising Stars: 10 Startups with Strong Momentum and Success Signals

Become a better investor with data & AI

💥 4 Ways to Really Differentiate, How to Price SaaS, Rise of the Solo Founder, Org Chart Best Practices & More