The Bird's Nest

Six Months into the “Hero’s Journey”

On the transition from VC to founder and why we choose to struggle

Jun 22 • Robin Guo

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December 2025

Carry that weight

An immigrant story in three generations

Dec 9, 2025 • Robin Guo

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November 2025

I left a16z to go build

Lessons from four years investing at a top VC

Nov 19, 2025 • Robin Guo

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October 2025

September 2025

Life is Poker, Not Chess

On applying lessons from the felt to real life

Sep 18, 2025 • Robin Guo

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10 Things I Wish I Knew in College Part 2

A short playbook on success for those kicking off the new semester

Sep 12, 2025 • Robin Guo

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July 2025

NY and SF: A tale of two cities

A memoir on becoming

Jul 10, 2025 • Robin Guo

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June 2025

The Importance of Vector Choices

It’s better to be decisive and wrong than to not have made a choice at all.

Jun 26, 2025 • Robin Guo

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May 2025

Getting the first check: Perfecting your "team with a dream" pitch

How to make your team and startup truly stand out at the earliest stages

May 7, 2025 • Robin Guo

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February 2025

10 Things I Wish I Knew as a Lost College Student

Part 1: Getting lost and finding yourself

Feb 5, 2025 • Robin Guo

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January 2025

Startups: 5 tips for fundraising in a bear market

Rolling SAFEs, bridge rounds, evergreen fundraising and other tactics to increase your odds of success

Jan 13, 2025 • Robin Guo

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December 2024

SPEEDRUN: What I learned building a world class startup program from scratch

The story of the founding team, the startup within a16z, and how we're creating a generational program to serve founders worldwide.

Dec 24, 2024 • Robin Guo

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