Muhan Zhang

This is a series of premium posts I wrote for paying subscribers to the Startup Investing for All community. These posts were originally hosted on Buy Me A Coffee from my original tech stack. Originally posted August 31st, 2020.

Google Assistant backed startup company that could be the Calm.com aka the video library for all audio assisted treatment for hospitals. Has a product but pre-revenue. Risks include founders who have no notable exits before, lack of big hospital connections, and painkiller value of product.

Algae farming for cost-competitive, eco-friendly crude oil replacement. Has a founder that has operational and academic experience. Needs to figure out how to solve distribution, go-to-market, and scaling risk if they want to become a billion dollar company.

Deal Abstracthttps://www.seedinvest.com/jassby/seed Splitwise/Venmo/Payroll/Shopping portal for families. Has burned several million to build a platform for parents to assign tasks, compensate kids with

This is a series of premium posts I wrote for paying subscribers to the Startup Investing for All community. These posts were originally hosted on Buy Me A Coffee from my original tech stack. Originally posted August 31st, 2020.

SaaS for gyms that wants to combine CRM/Peloton content library/and Together.Live/Bright App marketplace/video streaming into one mega SaaS megazord for gyms. Good revenue and valuation, but ambitious tech offerings with uncertainty regarding the right vision for the future of fitness.

You've read my analyses. It's time to see what investment decisions I made for deals from this month. Will be updated as the month proceeds. Exclusively available for premium subscribers. My final decisions are not financial advice.

Not directly related to startup investing in any way. Has a fascinating concept of a world tour exploring the themes of happiness. Makes me wonder what a "Geography of Entrepreneurship" would look like. In addition, in the 2020's, is there a golden age taking place somewhere and how do we find it?

Scott Young is a remarkable auto-didact. He is famous for the MIT Challenge, where he self-studied the entirety of a four-year MIT computer science undergraduate degree in one year. An excellent book for investors, especially those who want to invest in new industries.

Although VC's often say people are the most important part of any startup, there is scant information on how they evaluate founders. Is it Ivy-league education? Net worth? Personal good looks and nepotism? This week in the newsletter, we controversially and literally judge people.

The Ask: Datalogz helps lean organizations map all their data fields from across multiple databases in one place. Best part, it doesn't require access to your government/sensitive data. If you or somebody you know might be interested in the product, please reach out or forward them this article.

Uber for IV treatments. Generated $1.3m (but allegedly $2.3m, maybe some CA/NV magic) in 2019 and raising on a $10m valuation. Clearly a luxury product, but makes one think of whether on-demand IV treatments will be like Ubers, personal computers, yoga, meditation, and sushi.

https://republic.co/insense | Alter ego to RAD wants to empower the prosumer video content producers to make testimonial videos and other content for companies. Invites you to ponder how the future of video content will be built.