Charles Hudson
San Francisco, California, United States
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Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner and Founder of Precursor Ventures, an early stage…
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What Does It Mean to Be a Venture Capitalist Today?
What Does It Mean to Be a Venture Capitalist Today?
Yesterday, we announced the successful close of our $66 million fifth fund at Precursor Ventures. So much has changed…
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Three Future States of the Early-Stage VC Ecosystem
Three Future States of the Early-Stage VC Ecosystem
Every year, I pick a few slides from the Precursor Annual General Meeting to share with a broader audience. This year…
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Today's Era of AI Investing Reminds Me of 2000 Internet Investing (but not because it's a bubble)
Today's Era of AI Investing Reminds Me of 2000 Internet Investing (but not because it's a bubble)
I've met hundreds of companies building AI-powered companies in the past few years. I have been pretty open about my…
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The Last $250K
The Last $250K
In the past year, I've worked with many companies with very limited financial runway. I've noticed a very common…
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Reflections on the Cerebral Valley AI Summit
Reflections on the Cerebral Valley AI Summit
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the first Cerebral Valley AI Summit - thanks to Eric Newcomer for the great…
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Why We Aren't Seeing More Down Rounds
Why We Aren't Seeing More Down Rounds
Public market valuations for tech companies are down significantly from where they were at the heights of 2021. Given…
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Why Principles Are More Important Than Rules In Times Of Great Uncertainty
Why Principles Are More Important Than Rules In Times Of Great Uncertainty
Many conversations I’ve had with limited partners, fellow investors, and portfolio company founders have centered…
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Tips for Talking to Your Investors about Bridges and Extensions
Tips for Talking to Your Investors about Bridges and Extensions
Discussing a bridge round or extension is one of the most challenging and important conversations between founders and…
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Honest and Naive Questions from a Generalist Seed VC Grappling with the Generative AI Revolution
Honest and Naive Questions from a Generalist Seed VC Grappling with the Generative AI Revolution
I've been sitting on this post for a while, and I finally feel ready to post it. I have been a generalist VC for my…
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The Journey from Pre-Seed to Series A - Sharing Some Slides from the 2022 Precursor Ventures Annual Meeting
The Journey from Pre-Seed to Series A - Sharing Some Slides from the 2022 Precursor Ventures Annual Meeting
Every year we host an annual meeting for all of our investors (limited partners) in the various Precursor Ventures…
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I finally got my O1 visa! One year ago, I was working a corporate job in the West Midlands in the UK. Today, I'm running Interface in San Francisco,…
I finally got my O1 visa! One year ago, I was working a corporate job in the West Midlands in the UK. Today, I'm running Interface in San Francisco,…
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Thanks NBC News Austin for the coverage!
Thanks NBC News Austin for the coverage!
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New episode of the Learning Corner by Precursor Ventures is live! Mia and I covered a few interesting articles, including a longer-than-expected…
New episode of the Learning Corner by Precursor Ventures is live! Mia and I covered a few interesting articles, including a longer-than-expected…
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I had a lot of fun out at Nasdaq in NYC talking about the state of secondaries in private markets
I had a lot of fun out at Nasdaq in NYC talking about the state of secondaries in private markets
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Fun fact - this Nasdaq studio is the same place where companies going public ring the bell for the exchange. I've seen it on TV a thousand times and…
Fun fact - this Nasdaq studio is the same place where companies going public ring the bell for the exchange. I've seen it on TV a thousand times and…
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Way to go TrustLayer team! Excited to launch TrustLayer Starter—a completely free, AI-powered vendor risk platform. Here's what I've learned after…
Way to go TrustLayer team! Excited to launch TrustLayer Starter—a completely free, AI-powered vendor risk platform. Here's what I've learned after…
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Are you a developer that loves to create industry-changing products and play with GPUs?? We're hiring at Edera!! Come work with us!! We just posted…
Are you a developer that loves to create industry-changing products and play with GPUs?? We're hiring at Edera!! Come work with us!! We just posted…
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One of my investors Charles Hudson posted this, and I can’t get it out of my mind. Greg Isenberg posted about it recently, too. It captures…
One of my investors Charles Hudson posted this, and I can’t get it out of my mind. Greg Isenberg posted about it recently, too. It captures…
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Spoke with Bloomberg Television about the origins of ESAI, the market for helping Gen Z build soft skills, and how Mark Cuban's investment is already…
Spoke with Bloomberg Television about the origins of ESAI, the market for helping Gen Z build soft skills, and how Mark Cuban's investment is already…
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Excited to welcome Luke to the Homestead team! This key addition brings us one step closer to being the capital partner of choice for U.S. farmers…
Excited to welcome Luke to the Homestead team! This key addition brings us one step closer to being the capital partner of choice for U.S. farmers…
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This Memorial Day weekend, Navier delivered the most advanced vessel on Lake Austin—the N30—to our first hospitality partner: Four Season Lake…
This Memorial Day weekend, Navier delivered the most advanced vessel on Lake Austin—the N30—to our first hospitality partner: Four Season Lake…
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