Archive - Nerdy & Early | Candid Thoughts from Sunil Nagaraj

Auth0 Sells For $6.5 Billion: The Power of “Nerdy and Early” Investing

Learn what signals drove the investment decision to lead their 2014 seed round of funding

Mar 3, 2021 • Ubiquity Ventures

4 Ridiculous Comments that Almost Killed a $12 Billion Week

...and how the very best investors avoid these common misbeliefs

Mar 8, 2021 • Ubiquity Ventures

The Other Ring of Commitment: Why Engineers Choose to Wear the Iron Ring

Canadian engineers have been wearing this pinky ring for 100 years

Jun 9, 2020 • Ubiquity Ventures

Halter at $2 Billion: What “Cow Collars” Can Teach Us About Raising Your First Deeptech Round

Halter CEO Craig Piggott shares his hard-won lessons about fundraising for entrepreneurs raising their first deep tech VC round

Mar 24 • Ubiquity Ventures

“Moonshot Culture” is Strangling Deeptech

While deeptech innovation breaks some rules, "moonshots" throw all the rules out of the window

Dec 7, 2023 • Ubiquity Ventures

What Starlink Is Actually Worth (and Where We Go From Here)

I opened up a private session I ran in April with one of the sharpest analysts in space, and his read on today's IPO surprised me.

Jun 13

"How to be an AMAZING Board Member" (watch on Ubiquity University)

Learn what separates good vs. bad startup/nonprofit board members and identify which of the 6 profiles of AMAZING board members fits you best.

Dec 18, 2024 • Ubiquity Ventures

Everyone Is a Nerd About Something: Introducing the Nerd Oath

We're at our best when we're living our passion -- so take this solemn vow to live your hobby everyday, no permission needed.

Jun 25 • Ubiquity Ventures

A Simple Framework for Pitching Deep Tech Investors

How to make your progress legible to investors who don't have a map for where you are.

May 27

The Inevitability of Blind Spots (& Why You Should Embrace Yours)

The right partner can help you see around corners and turn blind spots to your advantage as an entrepreneur.

May 23, 2023 • Ubiquity Ventures

Rocket Lab and Spire announce SPACs to go public: Another win for "software beyond the screen"

Learn how soon-to-be-public Rocket Lab and Spire are great examples of "software beyond the screen"

Mar 1, 2021 • Ubiquity Ventures

I backed Rocket Lab at <$50 million. Today it joins the NASDAQ-100!

Learn how my first "software beyond the screen" startup investment rocketed upwards to become a $60 billion public company

Jun 22

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