one of the best posts i've seen about pitching

interesting website conversion and retention tool

"The biggest problem we see with early stage companies coming out of YC, or really any program, is that they'll approach a year or two after they've graduated to raise a seed round. It's exciting to see they're still alive and pursuing their vision, but then we ask about the growth of the team and the ways they've been capturing the opportunity of the business in the time they've had… and discover everything is the same. The same 2 or 3 people, the exact same idea, very little growth around key metrics like engagement or revenue. So why should try raise a series A? What have they proved?"

brazil's new clean companies act

interesting infographic on what these guys deem the most predictive personality qualities for entrepreneurs. i was skeptical at first but after speaking with adeo the founder he seems like a thoughtful dude who has all applicants submit a thorough personality test