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In a startup market mired in liquidity challenges, the popularity of tender offers continued to grow, with total transaction value in offerings administered on Carta rising 200% in the first half of 2026.

Non-qualified stock options (NSO) are a type of equity that does not qualify for favorable tax treatment. Learn about NSOs and how they work.

How institutional investors use compliance to assess fund managers—covering team resourcing, leadership stability, and culture of compliance.

How legal and compliance leaders can design operating models that protect expert judgment at scale—without sacrificing the consistency that regulated businesses require.

As AUM grows, operational models—not legal expertise—are often the primary source of risk. A guide to building compliance operations that scale.

Peter sits down with Ben Orthlieb, Founding Partner at Blue Moon VC, for a look under the hood of a firm that has completely re-engineered the venture capital process using AI.

Is the "co-founder mandate" dead? This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Julian Weisser, founder of On Deck and SoloFounders.com, to unpack the data behind a massive shift in the startup ecosystem: solo founders now make up over a third of all new companies.

Peter sits down with Vivek Ladsariya, Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs, for a deep dive into the Seattle startup ecosystem and the evolving world of venture studios.

Peter Walker is joined by Charles Hudson (Managing Partner and Founder, Precursor Ventures and writer of the Venture Reflections Substack) for a deep and far-reaching discussion on pre-seed deals, the differences between multi-stage and small funds, and the investing that will work in this AI dominated market.

In this episode, we read your questions for a special pre-seed focused Data Minute Q&A. Using information from the State of Pre-Seed: Q1 2024 report, Peter Walker uses five charts to answer five questions related to pre-seed fundraising.

Peter Walker sits down with Darcy Casarella (Director of Talent, NEA) for a wide-ranging discussion all about how founders should think about compensation and how to structure teams.