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Generative AI: Lessons From Prior Waves

While navigating this exciting yet complex landscape may seem daunting for startups, lessons from past tech waves, along with a thoughtful, strategic approach, can help illuminate the path forward.

The Seven Generative AI Building Blocks for the Next Generation of Consumer Technology Companies
Video: Supply Chain Resiliency—From Robotics and Automation to Visibility
How Key Sectors Might Fare During a Post-COVID Recession
The Empire Strikes SPAC: How SPACs Can Fuel Future Investment Diversity
Don’t Forget the Pipes! Why Insurtech Infrastructure Is Poised to Be Huge!

The State of the Marketplace: A VC Digs into the Data As Several Marketplace Companies Prepare Their IPOs

The end of 2020 will be marked by a series of high-profile consumer technology IPOs, including several marketplace businesses.

Four Big Trends in Digital Health

The pandemic’s pressures compressed trends toward digital and virtual care that might otherwise have taken years into a few months.

Is It Better to Invest in Public Stocks or the Private Market During a Downturn?
Can M&A Still Thrive if Our Economy Slows? History Tells Us M&A Slows During a Recession, But This Time May Be Different
The Shift to Collaborative Robots Means the Rise of Robotics as a Service
2017 Will Be a Strong Year for Venture Capital

Finally, Silicon Valley’s Dog Days Are Over: Here Come the IPOs

Until recently, Silicon Valley companies and investors alike have bemoaned the lack of technology initial public offerings.

Brexit’s Impact on Silicon Valley
David vs. Goliath: How E-Commerce Companies Can Win Against Amazon
The Rise of APIs
Generative AI: Lessons From Prior Waves

While navigating this exciting yet complex landscape may seem daunting for startups, lessons from past tech waves, along with a thoughtful, strategic approach, can help illuminate the path forward.

May 31, 2023Steve Sloane
The Seven Generative AI Building Blocks for the Next Generation of Consumer Technology Companies

OpenAI’s ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users just two months after launch, setting the new standard for the fastest-growing consumer application in history. The landmark achievement underscored the strength of generative AI’s pull in consumer markets—surpassing even the breakthroughs of the internet and smartphones.

April 27, 2023Shawn Carolan, Katie Keller and Derek Xiao
Video: Supply Chain Resiliency—From Robotics and Automation to Visibility

At Manifest 2023, Menlo’s Steve Sloane moderated a panel with top supply chain experts to discuss current trends and shifts within the industry, as well as their predictions for the future.

February 16, 2023Steve Sloane
How Key Sectors Might Fare During a Post-COVID Recession

As we consider the post-COVID economy, we reflect on previous recessions to inform our predictions about how various asset classes and business models might perform.

June 1, 2022Steve Sloane
The Empire Strikes SPAC: How SPACs Can Fuel Future Investment Diversity

SPACs were seemingly everywhere—a previously esoteric financial strategy exploded into prominence in 2020 and 2021.

May 4, 2021Steve Sloane
Don’t Forget the Pipes! Why Insurtech Infrastructure Is Poised to Be Huge!

Insurtech has been hot—at least seven venture-backed insurers will have gone public since the second half of 2020.

April 27, 2021Steve Sloane
The State of the Marketplace: A VC Digs into the Data As Several Marketplace Companies Prepare Their IPOs

The end of 2020 will be marked by a series of high-profile consumer technology IPOs, including several marketplace businesses.

December 16, 2020Venky Ganesan
Four Big Trends in Digital Health

The pandemic’s pressures compressed trends toward digital and virtual care that might otherwise have taken years into a few months.

October 9, 2020Greg Yap
Is It Better to Invest in Public Stocks or the Private Market During a Downturn?

I recently found myself wondering how venture returns correlate to public market performance during market turbulence.

May 29, 2020Steve Sloane
Can M&A Still Thrive if Our Economy Slows? History Tells Us M&A Slows During a Recession, But This Time May Be Different

Downturns are historically terrible for M&A, but there are reasons to believe that may not be the case during this recession. Markets have shown an unfortunate ability to accelerate deal...

May 28, 2020Steve Sloane
The Shift to Collaborative Robots Means the Rise of Robotics as a Service

As e-commerce continues to expand, the demand for warehouse workers is growing faster than the labor supply and creating an increased need for automation.

March 2, 2019Steve Sloane
2017 Will Be a Strong Year for Venture Capital

What does my crystal ball say about the outlook for venture capital in 2017? The building blocks of a better year are in place. Many venture capital firms are flush with...

January 3, 2017Matt Murphy
Finally, Silicon Valley’s Dog Days Are Over: Here Come the IPOs

Until recently, Silicon Valley companies and investors alike have bemoaned the lack of technology initial public offerings.

November 28, 2016Matt Murphy
Brexit’s Impact on Silicon Valley

What is the actual financial impact of Brexit for early-stage technology companies in Silicon Valley? Zip, zilch, nada.

June 25, 2016Venky Ganesan
David vs. Goliath: How E-Commerce Companies Can Win Against Amazon

Physical retail is dying—a trend which has been ongoing for years and is now accelerating.

June 7, 2016Steve Sloane
The Rise of APIs

The number of SaaS applications has exploded and there is a rising wave of software innovation in the area of APIs that provide critical connective tissue and increasingly important functionality.

May 23, 2016Matt Murphy
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