Pursuing Nonlinearity (Part 1)

<p><em>Where venture dogmas go to die</em></p><p>Hammad leads a long-awaited discussion about the concept of <em>linearity</em>, something that is becoming increasingly more important in today’s world. Given its significance, we’ve decided to make this a two-part episode, this first part focuses on venture capital and startups. Hammad begins by giving us his definition of linearity vs non-linearity, and shares his critiques of some of the traditional growth metrics like ‘triple, triple, double, double’. This episode has everything: twitter references, iPhones vs Android, Blackberry, and even some convos about COVID.</p><p>Enjoy! </p><p><strong>🔗 Show Resource Links</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://x.com/credistick/status/1986444303770481119" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Dan Gray’s tweet</a></p></li><li><p>Dan’s article: <a href="https://credistick.com/venture-capital-is-not-competitive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Venture Capital is Not Competitive</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/honam/status/1986449492930179211?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ho Nam’s quote tweet</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>🎙️ Podcast Links</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6caKxOvhIoajsp6c2TnLC9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Spotify</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motion-blur/id1777266172" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://twitter.com/MotionBlurFM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://motionblur.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Subscribe</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>🌀 About Motion Blur</strong></p><p>Exploring what makes great companies and technologies work. Brought to you by Grant Gregory &amp; Hammad Aslam. Grant is a Partner at <a href="https://Cantos.vc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cantos</a> where he focuses on physical world technologies. Hammad is a Partner at Kivu Ventures, <a href="https://susaventures.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Susa</a>’s growth fund.</p><p>Learn more about the hosts:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://twitter.com/grant__gregory" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Grant Gregory</a>, <a href="https://grantgregory.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Embers⁠</a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://twitter.com/_hammad_aslam" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Hammad Aslam</a>, <a href="https://susaventures.com/team" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Susa Ventures</a></p></li></ul><p>Intro music credit: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/01vcSVQOpFHutiYq0lrBwt" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Will Harrison⁠</a></p><p>Thanks for reading and listening to Motion Blur! Subscribe to get notified for future episodes.</p>