Startup studios are a beautiful concept. A bunch of smart people are put in one room to place many bets.

I counted over 750 of them (a 650% increase in 2022).

Here are 10 that have created many billions in value:

Why it's an interesting model:

• Because you have experienced people, you:

a) Build a company faster (studio companies scale and exit in half the times vs a traditional startup)

b) Make fewer mistakes, increasing your success chances (60% of companies raise Series A).
• You retain more equity & generate more returns (53% IRR compared to VC-funded startups at 21%).

• You'll have a repeatable winning formula to launch, build, and exit companies.
Why this model won't work:

• Lack of focus

• Not working? It's easy to move on to another idea. Startups win when they iterate and push hard enough

• No pressure to show immediate results as any other startup that might die any day now

OK, here are most successful ones:
1/ @betaworks

Founder: @Borthwick

Focus: web3, ML, and media industries.

Portfolio companies: GIPHY, Instapaper, Bitly, Tweetdeck, and others.

Success rate: 60% (60% of its companies either IPOs, get acquired, or become unicorns).
2/ @Idealab

Founder: @Bill_Gross

Focus: AI, commerce, & clean energy industries.

They have created/participated in 150+ companies, with 50+ IPOs and acquisitions.

Portfolio companies: Overture, Heliogen, etc.

Success rate: 65%
3/ @ScienceInc

Co-founder: @peterpham

Focus: mobile & eCommerce verticals.

They have spun out 60+ companies, 8 of which have been acquired for $1.3B+.

Portfolio companies: Dollar Shave Club, Liquid Death, & more.

Success rate: 43%
4/ @finleap

Founder: Michael Hock and @ramin_niroumand

Focus: fintech.

They have built 15 independent companies, of which 10 are active and worth $3.2B+.

Portfolio companies: Solaris, Element, and more.

Success rate: 17.5%
5/ @expa

Founder: @gc

Focus: commercial services and software verticals.

They build their own companies and partner with other founders to launch them.

• Portfolio companies: Drip, Gitalytics, and more.

• Success rate: 15%
6/ @Norselab

Founder: Yngve Tvedt

Focus: sustainable (clean energy & transport and mobility) and software industries.

Portfolio companies: Antec, Wanda, and more.

Success rate: 14.3%
7/ @efounders

Founder: @tiboel

Focus: product-led SaaS industry.

They have created 30+ companies with a combined portfolio valuation of $2B+.

Portfolio companies: Spendesk, Front, and more.

Success rate: 13%
8/ @JoinAtomic

Founder: @jackabraham

Focus: software, consumer services, & healthcare.

They have tested 100s of ideas & recently launched 14 startups in 1 year.

Portfolio companies: Hims (IPO'ed at $1.6B), OpenStore, etc.

Success rate: 13%
9/ @TandemLaunch

Founder: Helge Seetzen

Focus: software and commercial service sectors (AI, audio, & video).

They have created 30+ companies, which are valued at $675M+.

Portfolio companies: Deeplite, Wrnch, and more.

Success rate: 11.5%
10/ @highalpha

Founder: @ScottDorsey

Focus: the B2B SaaS industry.

Launched 30 companies, out of 8 that have been acquired by Shutterstock, Seismic, and more.

Portfolio companies: Stitch, Filo, and more.

Success rate: 6.5%
That's the wrap.

Let me know if you are building something. I have talented engineers for you in Europe and Latam.

I run a marketplace of vetted engineers. Hire them directly to your team for temp or long-term projects.

Happy to give a discount for the first 4 weeks of work.
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1.எப்போது ஆரம்பித்தது என அறியப்படமுடியாத தொலை காலமாக (தொல்லை)

2. இருந்து வரும் (இரும்)


3.பிறவிப் பயணத்திலே ஆழ்த்துகின்ற (பிறவி சூழும்)

4.அறியாமையாகிய இடரை (தளை)

5.அகற்றி (நீக்கி),

6.அதன் விளைவால் சுகதுக்கமெனும் துயரங்கள் விலக (அல்லல் அறுத்து),

7.முழுநிறைவாய்த் தன்னுளே இறைவனை உணர்த்துவதே (ஆனந்த மாக்கியதே),

8.பிறந்து இறக்கும் காலவெளிகளில் (எல்லை)

9.பிணைக்காமல் (மருவா)

10.காக்கும் மெய்யறிவினைத் தருகின்ற (நெறியளிக்கும்),

11.என் தலைவனான மாணிக்க வாசகரின் (வாதவூரெங்கோன்)

12.திருவாசகம் எனும் தேன் (திருவா சகமென்னுந் தேன்)

முதல்வரி: பிறவி என்பது முன்வினை விதையால் முளைப்பதோர் பெருமரம். அந்த ‘முன்வினை’ எங்கு ஆரம்பித்தது எனச் சொல்ல இயலாது. ஆனால் ‘அறியாமை’ ஒன்றே ஆசைக்கும்,, அச்சத்துக்கும் காரணம் என்பதால், அவையே வினைகளை விளைவிப்பன என்பதால், தொடர்ந்து வரும் பிறவிகளுக்கு, ‘அறியாமையே’ காரணம்

அறியாமைக்கு ஆரம்பம் கிடையாது. நமக்கு ஒரு பொருளைப் பற்றிய அறிவு எப்போதிருந்து இல்லை? அதைச் சொல்ல முடியாது. அதனாலேதான் முதலடியில், ஆரம்பமில்லாத அஞ்ஞானத்தை பிறவிகளுக்குக் காரணமாகச் சொல்லியது. ஆனால் அறியாமை, அறிவின் எழுச்சியால், அப்போதே முடிந்து விடும்.

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