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Mattermark for iOS Now Free

We’ve been hard at work building Mattermark for iOS, which a few of our paying customers had early access to.

Now, for free, all iPhone users can use it to search the entire database of companies tracked by Mattermark, view a feed of funding events, and share information on companies with one click.

From the Investors

Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint examines the fastest growing startup sectors by venture dollars invested in “ The Fastest Growing Areas of Startup Investment in 2015“

Jessica Livingston of Y Combinator readies founders for the hardships of fundraising in “ 7 Important Lessons from Airbnb’s 7 Rejections“

Jason Lemkin of Storm Ventures prepares CEOs-in-waiting for future success with 5 main suggestions in “ How to Prepare Yourself to Be a Great CEO“

Brad Feld of Foundry Group warns VCs and entrepreneurs against developing a reputation for recapitalizing Seed Rounds and shares a story of a VC firm that didn’t respect a $2m investment by seed/angel investors in “ The Silliness of Recapping Seed Rounds“

Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures shares his secret that allows him to produce so much content in “ How the Hell do I Prioritize Work, Blog & Find Balance?“

Alex Iskold of Techstars provides a high-level overview of things for entrepreneurs to consider when raising venture funding in “ 8 Things You Need to Know About Raising Venture Capital“

Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures shares his views on Hillary Clinton’s comments that the on-demand economy is “creating exciting economies, unleashing innovation… and raising hard questions about work-place protections” in “ The Gig Economy“

From the Operators

Jason Li of Thanx details his entire process, from aesthetic to engineering support, of redesigning the Thanx mobile app in “ Designing the New Thanx App“

Jason Freedman of 42Floors shares the pain and path forward from his mistake that cost employees their jobs in “ After the Layoffs“

Lauren Holliday of Freelanship chronicles her journey from moving out of her father’s house, to becoming a full-stack marketer, to winning clients and generating recurring revenue in “ How I Went From Underemployed Waitress to the Top 1% of Millennials in 3 Months“

Sunil Rajaraman of The Bold Italic analyzes the current state of the content marketing industry, and which company has the greatest chance of achieving a billion dollar exit in “ Will There Be a Billion Dollar Company in Content Marketing?“

Gary Vaynerchuk of VaynerMedia commands corporate decision makers to stop being jealous of competition, and start hiring better talent in “ The Difference Between a Company Issue and a Human Issue“