I bang out a post like this every now and again as it needs updating. I read a bunch of blogs every day but there are always a couple I come to first. These are usually the core of my reading and tend to drive what else I read as I discover new ones via links in posts. Below is the core of blogs which make up my daily reading now. Tune in 12 months from now to see if this list has remained the same:
Fred's blog has been on this list for a long time. I am presuming it'll remain on this list for a while longer. I simply like how Fred writes and the best part of his blog is the comments sections. Obviously, Fred is writing things near and dear to my heart (my business heart that is). As he's mostly focused on early stage investing, I get a good perspective on the things Fred is dealing with. I mean this in the best of ways but Fred's a bit stale right now. If you've been reading his blog long enough, topics get a bit re-hashed. I know this to be the case as I also blog. The benefit with Fred is that he always comes back and usually stronger. Hence, I stick around because he's consistent in his ups and downs.
Chris does a splendid job of giving an entrepreneur's perspective. He's new to my list as I only recently discovered him via Fred's blog. His opinions are fresh and related to the issues companies I am investing in now are dealing with. He's direct with his posts and usually hits the nail on the head. I hope he keeps up the pace and quality of writing which I've seen the past couple of months.
Mark Suster - Both Sides of the Table
Mark is also a recent addition to my reading list. I can't remember where I found the link to him but I'm glad I did. I've recently met him when out in L.A. and in addition to writing an awesome blog, he's a good guy. A former entrepreneur (two solid exits) now turned VC, he's speaking from both sides of the table (hence, the blog title!) He's banged on solid post after solid post this year and I recommend him to every entrepreneur I run across. His focus is US centric but he's also worked in Europe so his background is quite unique to the US VC scene.
Andrew's is another blog very recently added to my list. He writes great stuff though. He's a part of Betaworks and is obviously therefore angel focused. He doesn't write as often but I've enjoyed his most recent posts quite a bit. I wish he'd pick up the pace a bit and as I've experienced before, he may tail off. This would be a shame though because I'd love to regularly read about his experience with things being done via Betaworks.
Nic is a blogging machine. He's a UK based VC and has perspectives that relate to the same continent I'm on. (There aren't many by the way!) He's a long-time VC having worked for a couple funds throughout his career and is also a great guy whom I bump into a couple times a year. Nic's blog is interesting because it has a VC's perspective but he writes about everything. He doesn't just stick to one area and I like that approach.
I literally just found Rob's blog a week or two ago. He writes with a focus on entrepreneurship but about all kinds of things, with a very technical take on it. The focus though is business, finance and critical thinking as he says. I literally went through ten posts or so after landing on his blog the first time. Great stuff to be found here.
Brad's been at it forever. I've had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times as well and he's just a really nice guy. I like his early-stage focus and his "screw what you think" approach to how he does stuff. I've been reading his stuff actually longer than Fred I believe. Actually, I'd say he used to have top-notch in terms of when I started but Fred took that spot at some point. I think eventually Mark may be leading ahead of both of these guys but that's just some ranking for my perspective. It's kind of funny that the three guys whose blogs I like the most are also the three guys whom I admire the most in the business and look to as examples for how I'd like to do things.
As I've said, I read much more than just this. Yet, this is the core for now. I hit each of these blogs when a new post comes up. This is an ever-changing list. Last time, Marc Andreessen was on the list. He doesn't write much anymore so I don't bother following it. It's a shame but this is life in the blogging world.
