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Jul 13

The Role of Market Cyclicality in Venture Capital Investments

This article was originally published on my Looking Ahead blog. I have been studying the history of venture investments. I’ve been fascinated by how the cyclicality of the markets impacts the failures and successes in venture capital investments. Like how the public markets go through cycles of over-optimism (i.e., greed)…

Venture Capital

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The Role of Market Cyclicality in Venture Capital Investments
The Role of Market Cyclicality in Venture Capital Investments
Venture Capital

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Jul 8

On the 176% annual return of a YC startup index
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Jared Heyman

Thanks for the great article Jared.

Thanks for the great article Jared. I tried to follow your calculations and it seems that I'm missing something. To reach 176% IRR for a single investment, you need a $10M company to be valued at $28.6B after 10 years. While very very few YC companies reached that valuation, but the rest of their portfolio will certainly bring this yearly return down. the 176% IRR is equivalent to 286,300% 10-years ROI.

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Magalix

·Feb 16, 2022

Trusted Delivery: Policy as Code Integrated into GitOps Workflows

We’ve recently announced that Magalix is joining forces with Weaveworks, the GitOps company. And together, we will strive to accelerate continuous delivery and increase developer productivity so that organizations can get their software to market faster. The two companies share some common goals: To make it easy to innovate fast…

Gitops

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Trusted Delivery: Policy as Code Integrated into GitOps Workflows
Trusted Delivery: Policy as Code Integrated into GitOps Workflows
Gitops

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Magalix

·Jan 26, 2022

Magalix + Weaveworks: Forging the Path of Secure GitOps Workflows

Magalix is Now Part of Weaveworks Today, we are thrilled to announce that Magalix is joining Weaveworks, the company that pioneered GitOps. The cloud-native space brought forward a wide array of benefits tightly coupled with complex infrastructure and endless opportunities. …

Policy As Code

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Magalix + Weaveworks: Forging the Path of Secure GitOps Workflows
Magalix + Weaveworks: Forging the Path of Secure GitOps Workflows
Policy As Code

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Magalix

·Nov 24, 2021

A Brief Guide to Supply Chain Security

Overview In December 2020, the SolarWinds supply chain attack was discovered. By exploiting open vulnerabilities in the SolarWinds ® Orion ® infrastructure monitoring platform, attackers distributed malware to every organization that used the software. …

Kubernetes

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A Brief Guide to Supply Chain Security
A Brief Guide to Supply Chain Security
Kubernetes

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ITNEXT

·Nov 15, 2021

Top GitOps Tactics to Build Secure Cloud-Native Infrastructure

GitOps adoption is on the rise, driven by enterprise migration to the cloud. We can attribute its growing popularity to its efficiency in streamlined infrastructure management. As such, cloud security is an essential component that goes along with it. While GitOps helps companies accelerate delivery and time to market, it…

Gitops

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Gitops

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Magalix

·Oct 31, 2021

Securing Your Deploy Time Environment with PaC

You work hard to ensure the code you develop and deploy is free of issues related to compliance. The last thing you and the team need is another set of boundaries. How do more rules translate to new and more innovative problem-solving? At first glance, they won’t! …

Kubernetes

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Securing Your Deploy Time Environment with PaC
Securing Your Deploy Time Environment with PaC
Kubernetes

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Magalix

·Oct 31, 2021

Shifting Left: How to Find the Right Balance Between Innovation and Risk

The pursuit of innovation and the deployment of cybersecurity measures often appear mutually exclusive. The steps we take to enhance security are concentrated on mitigating risk, while innovation demands you to be open to taking risks. Sometimes, organizations decide to prioritize innovation over security to gain a competitive advantage. Although…

Kubernetes

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Shifting Left: How to Find the Right Balance Between Innovation and Risk
Shifting Left: How to Find the Right Balance Between Innovation and Risk
Kubernetes

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Magalix

·Oct 27, 2021

What Is Zero Trust Architecture and How Does It Work?

Zero-trust is a security concept that champions the idea that you don’t automatically trust anything outside or within predefined perimeters. Instead, you must verify anything that attempts to connect to enterprise systems before granting access. It’s a concept that addresses the threat of lateral movement. Within enterprise networks, you can…

Kubernetes

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What Is Zero Trust Architecture and How Does It Work?
What Is Zero Trust Architecture and How Does It Work?
Kubernetes

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Magalix

·Oct 27, 2021

The Rise of DevSecOps: Embedding Security into DevOps Workflows

Overview One of the most challenging aspects of implementing a secure Cloud-Native environment is keeping up with the constant rate of change. As your teams gain familiarity and momentum with the basics, keeping track of everything going in and out of your stack becomes overwhelming and unmanageable. The Cloud-Native landscape itself…

Kubernetes

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The Rise of DevSecOps: Embedding Security into DevOps Workflows
The Rise of DevSecOps: Embedding Security into DevOps Workflows
Kubernetes

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