šĀ Hi, Iām Andre and welcome to my weekly newsletter, Data-driven VC. Every Thursday I cover hands-on insights into data-driven innovation in venture capital and connect the dots between the latest research, reviews of novel tools and datasets, deep dives into various VC tech stacks, interviews with experts and the implications for all stakeholders. Follow along to understand how data-driven approaches change the game, why it matters, and what it means for you.
EVENTS
Upcoming: āElements of AI Strategy - Augmenting Humans with AI in VCā hosted by Merantix 17. Oct 2022 in Berlin, more info here
Upcoming: āIdentifying the digital drivers accelerating better performance, operational excellence and business growthā at Private Equity European Technology Summit hosted by Private Equity Wire 17. Nov 2022 in London, more info here
Past: āHow to drive digital adoption and become a data-driven PE/VC fund?ā webinar hosted by 0100 Conferences, register and see the recording from 22. Sept 2022 here
READS & RESEARCH
āThe Most Influential Team Attributes When Predicting Start-up Successā by former Earlybird intern Johan Torsell here; exploring the different team characteristics that predict startup success
āVenture Capital 2.0 ā the revolution of Machine Learning & Data-Driven VCā by JoĆ£o Nunes here; summarizing state-of-the-art in data-driven VC and featuring some great insights from Earlybird, EQT Motherbrain, Balderton, Notion and many more
āGoogle Ventures shelves its algorithmā by Dan Primack here; promoting an augmented approach to VC and summarizing why human judgement shouldnāt always be automated away