#12 What the Heck is Blockchain? Joanne Wilson & Jalak Jobanputra on Unicorns, Convertible Notes, Blockchain, and MBAs

Broadmic Startup Shortcuts

Is the startup unicorn over? What is blockchain? This week on BroadMic Bonus Cuts, listen to Joanne Wilson & Jalak Jobanputra answer these questions and more…

Joanne Wilson on

• Unicorns in today’s funding environment
• A cautionary story about investors and cram downs
• Convertible notes versus equity

Jalak Jobanputra on

• Why blockchain is the next ‘internet’
• Whether an MBA is necessary for women to succeed in business
• How she views entrepreneurs who crowdfund

Notes

Gilt Groupe Was A Different Type of ‘Unicorn’ by Dan Primack, Fortune

The Silliness Of Recapping Seed Rounds FeldThoughts

Open Sourced Model Seed Financing Documents Techstars

How The Blockchain Can Unshackle Us by Jalak Jobanputra, The Barefoot VC

Additional Reading

CrunchBase Unicorn Leaderboards CrunchBase

Meet The 14 Unicorn Startups That Have Created 25 Billionaires by Kate Vinton, Forbes

The Unicorn Era for Tech Startups is Over by Therese Poletti, MarketWatch

Comparing Equity, Debt And Convertibles For Startup Financings by George Deeb, Forbes

The Pre-money vs. Post-money Confusion With Convertible Notes FeldThoughts

Startup nightmares: Help, my VC won’t re-invest by Nikesh Parekh, GeekWire

Federal Reserve Speaks Up on Blockchain BI Intelligence, Business Insider

Barclays Used Blockchain Tech to Trade Derivatives by Arjun Kharpal, CNBC

Blockchain Applications for Healthcare by Peter B. Nichol, CIO

Despite What Sheryl Sandberg Says, MBAs Still Matter by Olivia Vanni, BostInno

Does getting an MBA make someone a better entrepreneur? Quora

The Value of a Degree: Why Silicon Valley Startups Need More MBAs by Jawad Khan, Business.com

How Crowd-Funding Is Changing Everything and What That Means for Your Startup First Round Review

Guest bios & transcripts are available on www.broadmic.com.