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Greetings from the future it's really f*cking boring
How the quantitative revolution has changed our culture, and the sinister implications for our future
Apr 14, 2024 • Patrick Ryan
A message from Odin's founders
An update for the startup ecosystem r.e. why Odin will be offline for a few weeks
Aug 17, 2024 • Patrick Ryan and Mary Lin
Ideas for Angel Investors #1: Indexing
Why rational investors should have much larger startup portfolios
Oct 2, 2022 • Patrick Ryan
The Disappearance of the Ten-Year Fund
Breaking down recent research on venture capital fund horizons, and the implications for small and emerging managers.
May 3 • Dan Gray
The Fourth Turning
On crisis and the rhymes of history
Aug 6, 2024 • Patrick Ryan
The Origins of Alpha
The Emerging Manager’s Guide to Origination
Jan 25 • Dan Gray
Secondaries
An overview of what's been happening in VC secondaries, plus some exciting new product announcements from Odin
Nov 28, 2023 • Patrick Ryan
Heavy Is the Head That Wears the Crown
Exploring the "kingmaking" fallacy in venture capital; the notion that more capital can increase the odds of startup success.
Apr 12 • Dan Gray
Too Big to Succeed
Emerging Managers in Venture Capital are underfunded. They deliver better financial results and are also important drivers of human progress
Feb 8 • Dan Gray
The Magical Money Tree of Management Fees
The mismatch of an unscalable strategy and an incentive to scale.
May 31 • Dan Gray
No, you shouldn't raise a fund
thoughts on a better path for emerging managers & solo GPs
Feb 9, 2025 • Patrick Ryan
Venture Capital 2.0
What we've spent the last year building at Odin
Jun 5, 2022 • Patrick Ryan
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