Archive - Also Blog Posts

Accelerating Hard Tech Startups Through M&A

When, Why, and How

Jul 8 •

Mike Annunziata

June 2025

To Be the Best, Have More Fun

The benefits of optimism and positive thinking in achieving extreme success

Jun 30 •

Mike Annunziata

Heat Waves and Hard Tech

Stay cool, everyone!

Jun 24 •

Mike Annunziata

AI for Maritime Intelligence: Announcing AndrenaM's $10M Seed Round

Building the world's first distributed sensor network enabling low cost, persistent maritime awareness

Jun 16 •

Mike Annunziata

Why Hard Tech Portfolios Should Be Concentrated

Breaking VC Dogma

Jun 12 •

Mike Annunziata

Be the First, Best, or Only

Why positioning is key to success in Hard Tech

Jun 6 •

Mike Annunziata

May 2025

The Most Important Investment Metric in Hard Tech

It's not revenue.

May 28 •

Mike Annunziata

Introducing the 2025 Also Capital Summer Scouts

May 19 •

Mike Annunziata

Why Big Inventions Take So Long to Matter

And why developing the supporting ecosystem is where value will accrue

May 13 •

Mike Annunziata

Public Goods and Privatization

Lessons for Hard Tech from the history of privatized infrastructure

May 8 •

Mike Annunziata

April 2025

The Art and Math of Follow-on Decisions

Disclaimer: This is a VC math nerd post… and it isn’t perfect. Feedback welcome! :)

Apr 28 •

Mike Annunziata

Doubling Down on Northwood

Announcing their $30M Series A, co-led by a16z and Alpine Space

Apr 23 •

Mike Annunziata

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