Published inSouth Park Commons·PinnedAnnouncing the SPC Community GrantAs we’ve worked to better articulate the -1 to 0 stage at South Park Commons, we’ve identified patterns in the ways people tend to navigate it. These patterns guide how we think about supporting technologists in times of transition. For people early in their journey, focused on intentional exploration, we…Technology5 min readTechnology5 min read
Published inSouth Park Commons·Feb 13SPC Founder Fellowship Applications OpenApply for the SPC Founder Fellowship here. When we first launched the SPC Founder Fellowship at the end of 2020, the startup world looked…a little different. Founders were entering the most supercharged funding environment in history. Many observers saw the Founder Fellowship giving $400k to founders pre-idea as an example…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Published inSouth Park Commons·Jul 19, 2022SPC Founder Fellowship Cohort 4 Applications Open!Applications for the latest Founder Fellowship are open here! A lot’s changed since we launched the first Founder Fellowship application back in December 2020. The startup funding environment and macroeconomic outlook are, shall we say, different. But at South Park Commons, our faith in founders remains the same. …Startup7 min readStartup7 min read
Published inSouth Park Commons·Jun 16, 2022Operating in the Changing Startup Environment with Elad Gil & David SacksThis article was originally published over on the official SPC Blog — subscribe there if you want to see our newest stories and resources as soon as they’re published! The changing macro environment for startups has many founders feeling uneasy about the future of their companies. Navigating through a downturn…Venture Capital6 min readVenture Capital6 min read
Published inSouth Park Commons·May 31, 2022Starting Companies in a Market CollapseThis article was originally published by SPC partner Aditya Agarwal over on the official SPC Blog — subscribe there if you want to see our newest stories and resources as soon as they’re published! You may have noticed a recent change in the economic climate. Public valuations of technology companies…Founders6 min readFounders6 min read
Published inSouth Park Commons·May 25, 2022From the Archive: Chris Cox’s Fireside Chat at SPCThis article was originally posted over on the official SPC Blog — subscribe there if you want to see our newest stories and resources as soon as they’re published! The outcomes of major career and life transitions can be hard to predict — that’s one of the basic insights that…Technology5 min readTechnology5 min read
Published inSouth Park Commons·May 2, 2022Why SPC Invested in Money ViewThis article was originally posted over on the official SPC Blog — subscribe there if you want to see our newest stories and resources as soon as they’re published! Now that the SPC Fund has branched out into later stage investing along with our regular early-stage motion, we want to…Venture Capital5 min readVenture Capital5 min read
Published inSouth Park Commons·Apr 20, 2022Li Jin’s Fireside Chat with South Park CommonsThis article was originally posted over on the official SPC Blog — subscribe there if you want to see our newest stories and resources as soon as they’re published! Li Jin, co-founder and general partner at Variant, joined us recently for a virtual Fireside Chat. A venture capitalist and outspoken…Venture Capital5 min readVenture Capital5 min read
Published inSouth Park Commons·Apr 20, 2022Move Fast or Die: Key Startup LessonsThis article was originally published by Aditya Agarwal on the SPC Blog. Subscribe there if you would like to get the latest from SPC as soon as it’s published! The most common question I get from CEOs at early-stage companies is how to move and ship products faster. They ask…Startup Lessons7 min readStartup Lessons7 min read
Published inSouth Park Commons·Apr 11, 2022SPC Demo Faire Spring 2022 RecapThis article was originally posted over on the official SPC Blog — subscribe there if you want to see our newest stories and resources as soon as they’re published! One of our favorite ways of celebrating South Park Commons members getting from -1 to 0 is the SPC Demo Faire…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
