PinnedAndrew ChanHow Venture Capital Ruined My Love LifeAbout two and a half years ago I was on a date with someone who (luckily, she is not connected with me on LinkedIn) told me: “I firmly…6 min read·Feb 14, 2024--5--5
Andrew ChaninDam VentureThe Lesson on Venture Capital and Startups I Learned from Kung Fu PandaHappy National Kung Fu Panda 4 day to those who celebrate (it’s me, I celebrate). Kung Fu Panda is one of my favorite movie series’. The…4 min read·Mar 7, 2024--1--1
Andrew ChaninDam VentureWhy All VCs Should Watch Ratatouille (Or Watch it Again)Ratatouille should not serve as a criticism of venture capital, but instead as a beacon for what it can be.3 min read·Jan 10, 2024----
Andrew ChaninDam VentureThe Mining Tech Hype Wave Needs to StopLet’s start here: I love mining (rocks, not bitcoin).4 min read·Mar 28, 2023----
Andrew ChaninDam VentureDam Straight: Introducing the Dam Venture PodcastAbout nine months ago I launched Dam Venture on the hilarious faux pas of Bain Capital Crypto, in classic VC form, introducing a team of…3 min read·Jan 13, 2023----
Andrew ChaninDam VentureThe Lies That Make People Hate VC (3/3)Let’s face it, venture capital isn’t always the best respected profession. The tech community loves to make fun of the European vacations…6 min read·Dec 30, 2022----
Andrew ChaninDam VentureBlurred Lies: More Lies That VCs Tell (Part 2/3)Last week we established some of the key reasons that VC lie, and talked about some of the basic, and mostly beneficial lies that we tell…3 min read·Dec 7, 2022----
Andrew ChaninDam VentureThe Three Types of Lies VCs Tell You to Help Them Sleep at Night (1/3)Like it or not, venture capital at its core is a sales job. This framework forms the key pillar of understanding that one needs to know why…4 min read·Nov 18, 2022--1--1
Andrew ChaninDam VentureThe Unwritten Rules of Venture CapitalLet me start this off by saying, I hate baseball analogies. In my Medium drafts I literally have a 700-word rant on why baseball + other…3 min read·Oct 21, 2022--1--1
Andrew ChaninDam VentureSome of My Favorite Books that are *Secretly* Actually About Venture CapitalI figured we could all use something a bit lighter this week. One of my favorite trends on venture capital Medium has been people taking…3 min read·Sep 16, 2022--1--1
