Startup

Why We Invested In Labelbox aka “The Pickaxe” Of The AI Re...

We just invested in Labelbox as part of their $40M series C led by B Capital, here is some of the...
2 min read 178

Plato, tech giants, and start-ups have a secret recipe in common

If I asked you, what you think, ancient Greek philosophy and modern innovation practice have in common, you would probably answer...
2 min read 401

Why We Invested In Decoded Health aka “A Medical Resident In You...

In January we invested in Decoded Health as part of their $4.5M seed led by Sierra Ventures. Tau Ventures is an...
2 min read 336

Synthetic Biology — Golden Land Of Startups?

Synthetic biology is the branch of biotech that is about creating new biological parts from scratch or from templates in nature....
2 min read 219

Optimism is a double edge sword

Let’s agree, there is a thin line between reality and hallucination. To be an entrepreneur, you need to be delusional, and...
3 min read 273

Synthetic Equity — Pros > Cons For Startups?

In the US, limited liability corporations (LLCs) are a recent phenomenon — Wyoming pioneered them in 1977, the IRS issued comprehensive...
2 min read 353

Is Silicon Valley Dying? No And Why It Still Makes Sense For Entrepren...

There are these headlines: Aug 26, 2020: Palantir’s Bay Area move makes Denver the city to watch amid Silicon Valley’s exodus...
3 min read 279

Disaggregation of the Hospital – A Counterintuitive Opportunity ...

Tau Ventures is a seed-focused fund investing in applied AI in digital health, enterprise and automation (cars, robots). We think a...
2 min read 389

To PR Or Not To PR? 5 Key Questions For Startups

Wired published a thought-provoking opinion article in 2015 comparing the news cycle around startups to a 12-hr clock. Indeed, tech in...
2 min read 160

Early-stage is not about speed

I’ve long been wanting to write about speed. I am developing my 4th startup in solo mode, and I cannot go...
2 min read 185

Pivoting Your Startup? 4 Ways To Do It Right

1) Cash In Reserve — At the early stage, especially seed, chances are you will keep pivoting till finding product-market fit....
2 min read 134
david-reiss-dallas_details

Nitty-Gritty Details Will Make (or Kill) Your Valuations. Here’s Why...

Genius is in the details that other people skim.  Answer me honestly. When’s the last time you bothered to read beyond...
3 min read 171