At Lightspeed we’re constantly on the hunt for great investment talent. We’re also always hiring with at least one eye on diversity — not merely in gender, ethnicity, or orientation, but also in thought, background, and experience. We’re thrilled to announce we’ve just added two members to the consumer investing…

The decentralized web will enable influential creators to reach their full potential In my previous blogs in this series, I talked about the growing ecosystem of influencer and creator platforms (Part 1), why influential creators matter more than ever (Part 2), and how companies can use these creators to amplify…

How influencers can help amplify your brand and grow your business — Though the concept of influencers has been around for many years, the influencer economy (as described in Part 1) is really just getting revved up. In the third installment of this series, I’ll talk about how companies can use influencers to help amplify their brands and reach new customers. …

If the last two years have proven anything, it’s that maintaining good mental health is more important — and more challenging — than ever. This is especially true for our children, who may have suffered more than anyone else from isolation and the lack of social connection throughout the pandemic. …

Why influential creators matter more now than ever before — In my last Medium post, Part 1 (the map), I attempted to organize and categorize the sprawling influencer economy. In Part 2 of this series, I’ll talk about why it is important to work with influential creators. …

The influencer ecosystem is more diverse than you probably realize — Over the last year, the influencer and creator economies have converged. Many creators are undeniably influential, just as influencers continually create content to satisfy their audiences. It’s increasingly difficult to draw distinctions between the two. This is not necessarily a new thing. The original influencers were people like Oprah Winfrey…

Some little girls collect comic books or Pokemon cards. I, however, was a golf nerd and liked to collect autographs from the players. So when Tiger Woods came to the UK to play in the Volvo PGA tournament at Wentworth, I begged my father to take me. …

Much like crypto, the only constant last year was the pace at which it changed. At Lightspeed, the pace was… well, at lightspeed! We partnered with over 150 new Founders across Consumer, Enterprise, and Health, welcomed 8 new Partners to the firm and saw many IPOs, including Affirm and Honest. …

It isn’t every day I get to introduce a new genre-defining social app. That’s why I’m especially thrilled to announce Lightspeed’s seed investment in FlickPlay. What Snap’s lenses did for selfies, FlickPlay intends to do for the rest of the world. By layering augmented reality filters over your phone’s outward-facing…