Sam Gerstenzang@gerstenzangSeems likely Benchmark returned its $425 million 1.5 year-old fund with the Manus acquisition. A lot of folks had written Benchmark off: small fund, not as out there, smaller partnership.Opens with a number
Sam Gerstenzang@gerstenzangThere is *so* much to write about the insane visual design and brand choices that a16z has made over the last few years. But perhaps the most telling one is that in a blog post extolling the importance of America for their new $15b funds, they chose an image of Mount Everest.Opens with an observation