Mike Collett

@mikecollett

Managing Partner . Investing in early-stage deep-tech software and hardware teams.

Chicago
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Joined May 2008
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    Dec 14

    The Number One Rule for Startups [new blog post]

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    Dec 15

    “The Anatomy of a Marketplace” —  great post. thanks for including !

    “Layer is another great example of anatomy automation. In the early days of TaskRabbit, having a real-time messaging system wasn’t necessary. It seems like an obvious feature almost a decade later, but the customer expectation in 2008 was hours between communications, not minutes or seconds. I remember discussing how we would facilitate communications between…” from “The Anatomy of a Marketplace” by Leah Busque.
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    Dec 15

    June Oven makes 's list of 10 must have things for the holiday season!

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    Dec 14

    “The Number One Rule for Startups” by ... I agree with every point from our friend

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  5. Dec 14

    Great listen here with

    Off the Charts: An Interview with Lukas Biewald of
  6. Dec 14

    It’s not a board mtg unless the first 5-10m are used to get all the computers/call-ins/projectors/decks/passwords to work.

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  7. Dec 14

    I love traffic studies - most conclusions counterintuitive

    MIT traffic study: you'll get there faster if you stop tailgating and actually look at the cars *behind* you:
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  8. Dec 13

    Well the upper level winds are blowing up here at 30k feet... I’m following along from 💺✈️

    Currently holding while the team monitors upper level winds.
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    Dec 13

    Electron is now vertical at Launch Complex-1.

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  10. Dec 12

    Congrats to for making 2018 Top 100 AI Companies! privileged to be investor in these great teams!

    We just announced our AI-100 2018 companies! Check them out here
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    Dec 12

    2017 was a big year for . signing up banks and key leaders at a breakneck pace and making the AI 100. in q1 we will share numbers around commercial traction and the productivity gains banks enjoy after switching to our risk screening solutions

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    Dec 12

    . is pleased to announce Joel Gibson has joined our team as VP of Automotive. He will head a new office, support customers & build on Swift's mission of enabling a future of vehicles.

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  13. Dec 11

    Founders: there is a high correlation between 1) keeping all your investors regularly informed with company/financial updates and 2) amt of capital raised in next round. More detailed updates = better shot at raising capital when you need it. Takes time but worth the effort.

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  14. Dec 11

    Here’s hoping we go 4 for 4 launches in next 24 hours! Btw you can watch the livestream 🚀 launch tonight here:

    In the span of <24 hours, there could be 4 launches worldwide! All times EST. 's Electron: Window opens at 8:30 p.m. 's New Shepard: Window opens at 9:30 a.m. 's Falcon 9 w/ CRS-13: 11:46 a.m. ’s Ariane 5 w/ Galileo 19-22: 1:36 p.m.
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  15. Dec 7

    What happens when your ORD flight into SFO is early

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    Dec 5

    Question to Bill Belichick: "With all you have accomplished in your coaching career, what is left that you still want to accomplish?" Belichick's answer: "I'd like to go out and have a good practice today. That would be at the top of the list right now."

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  17. Dec 7

    “If only I hadn’t sold my (insert number) of bitcoin.” Don’t beat yourself up! Only getting started here and great days ahead...

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    Dec 6

    Please join us in welcoming to orbit our latest batch of Lemurs! LEMUR2-YONGLIN, LEMUR2-KEVIN, LEMUR2-BRIANDAVIE. LEMUR2-ROMACOSTE, LEMUR2-ROCKETJONAH, LEMUR2-LIU-POH-CHUN, LEMUR2-MCCULLAGH & LEMUR2-DUNLOP This makes 48 satellites in the current constellation.

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    Dec 4

    All set to launch 11 smallsats on . Great list of customers aboard too:

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    Dec 5

    Did you read about what's going on at True Fit lately? Triple growth and new users in record numbers!

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