9 Days to Decision. $1.5-3M investments. For the next generation of top Israeli Founders.

James Currier and Kevin Kelly uncover not just how to be the best, and the only, but also the importance of building something that endures.

A new selection of the hottest up & comers building in generative AI. Early-stage companies showing leading indicators of future greatness.

In every era, technology favors some creative skills over others — often with huge quantities of money.

NFX and dozens of top Founders share their stories of where great startup ideas really come from

Major technology shifts often ignite a frenzy of fear.  But we've been here before, and there's a roadmap.

A lot of today’s standards were once perceived as stupid. Just think of some examples we all know: Airbnb (“you’re going to pay to sleep on a stranger’s couch?”), Uber (“good luck with local regula...

Many people I consider otherwise excellent founders and investors believe the name of your company doesn’t matter. Unfortunately, they’re wrong. It’s a blind spot for them.

Founders and VCs speak a different language. For Founders, understanding the mindset of VCs is often just as important as understanding the mindset of your customers.

At NFX we study network effects in the wild so we can help founders build them better. Sometimes it takes us a while to notice the pattern, but we now have another one. Meet the 16th Network Effect...

Detect and manage these 8 little-known Founder/VC fundraising negotiation skills.

11 free episodes. NFX Masterclass S1 is for Founders, CEOs, and startup teams on how network effects drive impactful businesses and how to use them to win.

A discussion of the 9 core operating principles that world class companies tend to embrace, by NFX Managing Partner James Currier.

9 Days to Decision. $500K-$2M investments. FAST represents a new fundraising SLA.

In 2019, NFX company Incredible Health announced a $15 Million Series A led by our friend Jeff Jordan at Andreessen Horowitz. NFX participated in the round, along with Obvious Ventures and Precursor...

In Real Estate 3.0, the very concept of ownership is what’s at play.  Ownership structures and mental models are both changing.

Ten years from now, marketplaces will look very different from the way they do today.

Founders, investors, and operators are all playing a role in building out LatAm's vibrant ecosystem.

Announcing NFX Fund II at $275 Million. We're doubling down on seed stage - the most important stage. We're sharing our plans, & why the more interesting story isn't about a fund at all.

Non-obvious lessons about pitching learned from James Currier's many years of being a 4-time founder/CEO and an investor in over 100 companies.

Get James Currier's advice to Founders on how to structure your pitch deck, describe your team to VCs, talk about your business model, and more.

Most of the discussions around “Founder-Market Fit” tend to focus on the more tangible concept of industry expertise. In my years as a Founder and investor, I’ve found that there’s a lot more to it....

Today we’re announcing the expansion of NFX. We’ve raised a $150 million fund, supported by some of the world’s most influential…

A typical VC declines meetings with around 80% of the companies they are introduced to. Here are 12 pieces of information that VC’s typically look for in deciding whether to take a meeting.

Today we’re talking with David Sacks & Pete Flint about how to lead a company through an unforeseen downturn, and what it takes to adapt and survive in an unpredictable economy. David is a general...

What does it take to build a disruptive marketplace? Harvard Business School's professor on marketplaces shares his counterintuitive advice.

At $450M, NFX’s Fund III is the largest fund exclusively for pre-seed & seed startups. Everything we do at NFX is designed for this early stage.

Calling it Generative AI is only half the equation. Generative Tech is a major shift - a whole new era of human-machine collaboration.

As a startup CEO, you have two different tasks that may seem the same but are actually different - being a manager and being a leader. And you must excel at both to succeed.

The shift from biotech to TechBio enables us to do the most important things on earth: heal, feed, and provide for ourselves & our planet.

They were rejected by 200+ investors. They were turned down by every single payment processor in the country. They discovered they were in violation of USPS regulations, and almost ran out of money....

9 Days to Decision. $500K-$2M investments. FAST represents a new fundraising SLA.

Behind every iconic company is a radical, risk-laden idea. But as the startup ecosystem has grown, we’ve seen a decreasing appetite for risk & an increased emphasis on predictability and familiarity....

Sudden shelter-in-place is exposing massive and exciting white spaces for Founders to build new social products — as we try to find joy in connection.

Startups fail because they run out of money before achieving product-market fit. NFX Managing Partner Gigi Levy-Weiss identifies 10 places to look for product-market fit in startup ideas.

While network effects are often referred to as a singular phenomenon, we’ve done a lot of work to dispel this myth. In 2017 we published the NFX Manual where we laid out 13 different types of network...

The Network Effects Bible - Download as a PDF or view online for free

Azra Games revealed plans to launch its first NFT (non-fungible token) collection, The Hopeful, on Magic Eden on September 28.

Get Pete Flint's advice to Founders on why startup timing matters, ways you team can standout to VCs, how much money to raise, and more.

October 12, 2023 At 6am on Saturday, almost a week ago, life in Israel changed forever.  Early that morning sirens started to warn Israelis of a missile attack at huge scale. Thousands of missiles...

A discussion between Intuit Founder Scott Cook and NFX Managing Partner James Currier about the power of network effects.

We've always been bullish on building and investing in games. Now we see 5 trends, including generative AI, shaping the future of gaming.

NFX frameworks for Founders, all in one place — product, fundraising, leadership, crisis management, network effects, and more.

Revealing the Unseen Forces That Guide Your Life   What city you live in. Who you date or marry. Which job you choose. What clothes you wear. We all think we make these choices ourselves. It certai...

Every iconic company to come out of Silicon Valley in the last 25 years has done the same three things: product-market fit, rapid growth, and reinforcement.

AI has the potential to transform technologically lagging industries by leapfrogging SaaS workflows. Here's what we're seeing.

James Currier (Managing Partner at NFX / nfx.com) breaks down what all Founders need to know about network effects, why network effects are the fastest way t...

Today we're making public our Top 10 most popular NFX essays, for the benefit of Founders everywhere.

Moov is announcing their $40M Series A led by Tiger Global, coming 18 months after NFX led their $4.4M seed round.

The COVID pandemic was a make or break moment for many a biotech. At Mammoth Biosciences, it may have been a little of both. | The COVID pandemic was a make or break moment for many a biotech. For...

The insider story of Houseparty as told by Founder, Ben Rubin, and investor, James Currier. Ben provides a masterclass in product, pivots, and perseverance.

The last 15 years saw tremendous consumer marketplace success stories, we expect B2B marketplaces to see similar success over the next 10 years.

The NFX team went behind the scenes to capture "a day in the life of" top AI founders and VCs here in Hayes Valley. Here's what we learned.

Free & private tool for startup founders to craft their best fundraising pitch deck and get the investor meeting via sending their Brief link. Access 80+ unique fundraising advice and insights from...

We’re sharing the top 10 tools we’ve built for Founders and the startup ecosystem.

NFX Partner, James Currier, collected over 40 great questions that he either used himself or observed from others in pitch meetings.

Today we're launching NFX Bio, a new fund initiative led by some of biotech's most successful Founder/CEOs.

The investment reflects optimism that veterans of the video game industry can better onboard players into Web3 than prior crypto games.

A guide to help Founders context switch between defense and offense during downturns. Having the conviction and guts to play offense will position you well.

Being a Second Time Founder is mostly advantageous, but not always. We've noted 5 key advantages and 14 common disadvantages to consider.

See 30+ resources on network effects for pre-seed and seed Founders. Companies with the strongest types of network effects built into their core business model tend to win – and win big.

This essay helps Founders identify and anticipate the nuances between reinventing an existing market and creating a new one.

The biggest opportunities for Founders are often found where VC interest is low. One area many VCs seem to be missing & we believe Founders would be wise to consider is gaming.

We've found 8 mind shifts of Founders that survived, then thrived, despite downturns. A crisis wakes you up and gives you the white space to create.

This essay is a guide to help Founders build iconic businesses during downturns and navigate the new rules of growth vs. profitability.

See 30+ resources on network effects for pre-seed and seed Founders. Companies with the strongest types of network effects built into their core business model tend to win – and win big.

How can your startup build an attention flywheel from day 1? Learn PR for early-stage startups from NFX's James Currier & Vijay Chattha from VSC.

Speed is a startup's primary advantage — especially in downturns. Iconic startups are learning machines, embedding feedback loops across their teams.

Today Latitud announced their $11.5M seed round co-led by NFX and a16z. Latitud is dedicated to building a world-class startup network in Latin America, which is itself an emerging capital of startup...

Virality and network effects are conflated by even experienced Founders, and it keeps them from developing the right strategies and playbooks.

To help Founders fundraise in this post-COVID-19 world, we asked 7 top VCs to reveal what's working, what's not & why remote pitching can be powerful.

We're launching The Founder List — audio essays from the most prolific leaders in technology, selected by the Founder community.