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Possible vs. Probable

January 8, 2022 Chris
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In every pitch I’ve ever witnessed, the founder has always pitched on what’s possible with his/her company or idea.

But, I’ve never really heard a founder talk about what is probable during a pitch.

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Body Armor: The Brilliance of Kobe Bryant, The Investor

December 2, 2021 Chris

Kobe Bryant was one of the most intelligent basketball players of all time.

Here is why I was even more excited for his life post-basketball as an investor.

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How a VC Thinks: Good Startup vs. Bad Startup

April 7, 2021 Chris

VCs try to efficiently and accurately determine whether you are a Good Startup or Bad Startup. And, unfortunately, Bad Startups often get funded. Here’s why.

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Chainalysis: A blockchain startup's exit odds.

March 27, 2021 Chris
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Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics company based in New York City, closed a 9-figure round this month at a reported $2 billion valuation. What are the chances that Chainalysis exits?

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Digital Health: A Hypothetical Scenario

March 21, 2021 Chris

Digital Health startups have been driving record levels of funding on a yearly and quarterly basis since the coronavirus pandemic hit the US in Q1 2020 per Rock Health, Fierce Healthcare, Mobihealthnews and other outlets.

Since digital health is trendy and scooping up capital with relative ease, what are the actual exit odds of a hypothetical Digital Health company in 2021?

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In the Club (house)

February 6, 2021 Chris

What is causing Clubhouse’s high likelihood of exit?

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Video Walkthru of K Health's AMOS Score - From the Founder

January 30, 2021 Chris

Follow-up to the Jan 19 post regarding K Health.


Chris, the Founder of AMOS Venture Capital Analytics, ran K Health through AMOS. Here, Chris discusses the results.


Mo' Money, Mo' Problems? K Health.

January 19, 2021 Chris

AMOS fears trouble is ahead for K Health.

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Win Probability & Exit Probability

January 4, 2021 Chris
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If we can know the probability of a football player making a catch or a baseball team winning a game, then it only makes sense for us to know the probability of a startup making it big, right?

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Every 3 days, a Unicorn Gets Its... Really?

October 13, 2020 Chris

Are we really being too generous to the companies that we call “unicorns?”

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