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Update: This post may have been more timely than I realized. I just noticed that David Hornik’s most recent post from early March talked about marking 10 years as a VC blogger. He says it best in his post:
I had no idea ten years ago that VentureBlog would prove a catalyst for a whole industry of bloggers. But I am thrilled that it has. Not only has blogging provided us venture capitalists with the opportunity to demystify an enigmatic industry. But, more importantly, it has given entrepreneurs an invaluable resource to assist them in the incredibly challenging task of company creation. With any luck VentureBlog and the many VC blogs that followed will continue to flourish for years to come.
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Long before I ever imagined starting my company, I began reading a handful of investor blogs to follow along with what was happening in the startup world. When I learned about tech startups in 2006 I found it amazing to me that someone in their 20s could raise millions of dollars to build something the world had never seen before, and I wanted to understand how that worked and who made it possible. The first investor blogs I ever read and subscribed to, in 2006 were Josh Kopelman, Mike Speiser and Paul Graham. The landscape has changed since then, with hundreds of investors now sharing their thoughts on their blogs.
By the Numbers
- 68 investor blogs have been updated since the beginning of 2013
- 17 investor blogs rank above the global Alexa 100,000
- According to Alexa the 5 most widely read investor blogs are Y Combinator, Dharmesh Shah, Paul Graham, Fred Wilson and Mark Suster.
- 2 female VCs are blogging (as of publishing): Christine Herron and Rachel Strate (not updated since 2009).
Who have I missed? Which investors blog posts from the past are so good they should be read over and over again? Let me know in the comments so I can keep this updated.
There’s some big name funds missing from the list.
I wonder if they actively discourage/prevent blogging or are just not into it.
Also, it seems that Alexa doesn’t really care about subdomains.
That’s why YC’s blog is up there (it doesn’t have that much readership) and why all the First Round guys have the same ranking.
Also missing:
http://tomtunguz.com/
http://acrowdedspace.com/
please add Boris Wertz – http://www.versiononeventures.com/blog
Thanks Boris, I am adding you right now!
Roger Ehrenberg and IA Ventures should really make this list: http://www.iaventures.com/blog
Thank you, I will add his blog
You may want to cross-reference your list with the sidebar list on Ask the VC (http://www.askthevc.com/wp/) Seem to be a number you don’t have
Thanks, I’ll check that out
Hello again Danielle. I started blogging last year at jtangoVC.com. Here’s a link to the Alexa page: http://www.alexa.com/search?q=jtangovc.com&r=home_home&p=bigtop.
Thanks, I’ll get this added!
Wow, thanks for that list! Apart from the classics (like Paul Graham) there are lots of others i didn’t know they existed.
Great resource! Sometimes I find myself only going to my three favorite ones on a daily or weekly basis and many of the others I just stumble upon because a post gets more attention in the blogosphere. I’ll definitely come back to check this spreadsheet from time to time to discover new stuff.
I’m now blogging on robgo.org. Please update! Great post 🙂
Thanks, will do!