Funding for the Future: Hunting for Thunderlizards
summary
Web 2.0 frees information, reshapes industries and governments, and creates new routes to scale. About 1,500 startups get first funding each year and roughly 15 per 1,500 become >$500M exits — labeled thunder lizards. Examples: Chegg turns textbooks into rentals, Groupon hits ~$1M/month in three months, SolarWinds brings enterprise network tools to SMBs, Twitter breaks news from the ground. Investors respond with dynamic capital: lead rounds, fast diligence, and funding tied to founders who aim for outsized scale.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:00Story
- 2:05Digital Junk
- 2:37What is Web 20
- 3:27The Power of Web 20
- 5:22Thunderlizards
- 6:53Twitter
- 7:38Dynamic Capital
