Parker Thompson and Tyler Willis discuss several stories that caught their attention in tech news this week.

In this episode, we talk about some companies on AngelList that have recently raised new rounds (Eaze and Kindly), Twitter's recent challenges, the launch of Uber's driver API, and Google Fiber.

 

Show Notes:

At 20:40, Parker and I talk about how companies can trade structure for valuation. Here are some additional pieces of content that help explain how terms of an investment can change a company's valuation:

• Bill Gurley, On the Road to Recap.
  
  
• The Information, What Private Equity Sees in Tech (a video interview with TPG's CEO, Jim Coulter). The discussion of investment terms starts at 14:09.
  
  
• Venture Hacks, Just Say No: VC terms that can really hurt (also read Part 2).