Jackie DiMonteUnlocking hidden value: How niche markets are bigger opportunities than VCs thinkThe easiest way for a VC to kill a deal is to state “The market is too small.”·10 min read·Mar 6, 2024----
Jackie DiMonteThe dry powder fallacy: why there is 50% less startup capital than we thinkIf there were any doubt startups would experience a tumultuous 2023, the SVB crisis quashed it. Even though we are on the other side of it…·6 min read·Apr 17, 2023----
Jackie DiMonteWhat proximity matters most for building vertical startups?For most of startup history, the prevailing practice was to move west. That’s where the opportunity, talent, and capital was (is?). In…·5 min read·Dec 17, 2022----
Jackie DiMonteWhat happens when you over-index on momentum earlyMonths into starting my career in venture, I saw a high-performing company implode. This company was well beyond the typical “implosion”…·5 min read·Aug 27, 2022----
Jackie DiMonteYou only need to do these three things to kick a$$ at your jobThe thing I love about job interviews is that they are bi-directional.·6 min read·Apr 16, 2022--1--1
Jackie DiMonteTips for VC InterviewingOriginally posted on twitter in October 2020·2 min read·Jan 25, 2022----
Jackie DiMonteYou never get a second chance at a first impressionDuring my business school orientation at Booth, the facilitators split us into teams of a dozen. At the end of the first day, we each…·5 min read·Jan 9, 2022----
Jackie DiMonteThe hard stuff: when volatility creates opportunityVolatility is the “liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse”. We often reference it in regards to public…·5 min read·Oct 10, 2021----
Jackie DiMonteNo more starving artistsAre creators the new capitalists?·6 min read·May 27, 2021--1--1
Jackie DiMonteSeeding the exception: A flight to safety and back againThis time last year we were in the midst of the worst stock market crash in history. The private markets were no different. Notably…·6 min read·Mar 22, 2021----
