INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
I sat down with Menlo Ventures partner Shawn Carolan this week to talk about his early investment in Uber
a founder.Around when Menlo made its first investment in Uber, Carolan began taking a step back from the firm and building Handle, a startup
that built tools to help people be more productive
Despite years of hard work, Handle was ultimately a failure
Carolan said he shed a lot of tears over its demise, but used the experience to connect more intimately with founders and to offer them more
the people at Menlo and my friends who had tweeted out early stuff
It was a long spreadsheet of like 60 people
Anyway, thought those were some nice anecdotes that should be shared since most of our feeds are dominated by Silicon Valley hustle
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Plus, in a special Equity Shot, Alex and I unpack the Uber S-1.
