The Lowdown #6

Private Equity firms pass the buck to themselves, Loom becomes a Loomicorn, California passes law mandating VCs report on diversity

šŸ‘‹šŸ¾ Hi friends!

In some personal, non venture related news, I turn 45 tomorrow šŸ„³ 

Iā€™d like to take a moment to thank all the people along the way who have made me who I am, who have supported me, who have lifted me up when I needed lifting and who believed in me when I didnā€™t even believe in myself.

Iā€™ll be dropping a post tomorrow on LinkedIn exploring some of the life lessons Iā€™ve learned along the way. Be sure to check it out šŸ™ 

So whatā€™s the lowdown this week? Well, weā€™ll be diving into:

šŸ’° PE firms pass the buckā€¦ to themselves?
šŸ“¹ Loom exits to Atlassian
šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø California mandates VCs report on diversity

And Season 5 of Nothing Ventured is now LIVE with a new look and some awesome new guests! Check out the first episode with Mark Kleyner from Dream VC who are building the Investor Accelerator for Africa šŸ”„

Also, if you have any feedback, or if thereā€™s something youā€™re desperate to see me include, just reply to this mail or ping me online - Iā€™m very open to conversations.

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