Send in Your Burning Questions!

Our first reader mailbag of 2024

We’re over a month into the new year, and a lot has happened in the world of venture capital and startups since we had our last mailbag.

There have been major VC personnel shakeups, surging big tech company stocks, and lots of layoffs.

Here at Newcomer, we’ve had some exciting developments, too. We announced our upcoming Newcomer Banking Summit and hired our first reporter.

Now we’re looking forward to our readers sending us thoughtful, provocative questions, like you’ve done before (here and here).

Ask Madeline and me about what the growth of the secondary market means for startups, when (or if) the rush to get into AI deals will slow down, what’s happening in venture, or whatever else is on your mind.

For this reader mailbag, you can submit questions anonymously or put your name to them. You can pose an open-ended question or offer a short rebuttal to one of our recent pieces. You can ask us to chase down a fact or fish for our opinions on something. We’re happy to get a concise rant about something you’re knowledgable and passionate about in startups or venture. This is the one case where “I have more of a comment than a question” is actually okay! Better yet, send us a fully baked scoop or informed speculation!

To submit a question or an opinion, you have several options:

• leave a comment on this post

• send me a tweet @EricNewcomer

• use this Google form (especially if you want to submit an anonymous response)

• respond by email — just reply to this post or email team@newcomer.co. (I will honor requests for anonymity even if it’s obvious from your email who is writing in.)

I’ll be posting answers to the best questions next week.

Make sure you’re signed up for Newcomer to see our responses —mailbag answers are a perk for paid subscribers!