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The Rise of AI May Reshape Venture Capital More Than Startups Themselves

This one's for anyone watching capital efficiency quietly rewrite the rules — on both sides of the table.

Jul 7 • Jonathan Sartori and Sayanee Bhowmik

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June 2026

First Hire at a Startup, Part 2 — The 5 Lessons You Only Learn the Hard Way

The quieter lessons from 17 months building from zero — and how each one compounds.

Jun 30 • Jonathan Sartori

Why Startup Execution Matters More Than Ideas

Everyone has the idea. Almost no one keeps doing the boring work after the excitement wears off. Here's what seventeen months of doing it taught me.

Jun 23 • Jonathan Sartori

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First Hire at a Startup, Part 1 — 5 Lessons From My First 17 Months at nestermind

I joined an early-stage Swiss PropTech startup on December 27, 2024 — no warm-up, no job description, straight into a Pre-Seed round. Here's what…

Jun 16 • Jonathan Sartori

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March 2026

The Self-Storage Opportunity: The $60B Market Most People Overlook

Exploring the $60B self-storage market and why this overlooked industry is gaining momentum.

Mar 10 • Jonathan Sartori

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February 2026

When Should an Early-Stage Tech Startup Introduce a CRM?

From Google Sheets to scalable processes: understanding when structure becomes necessary in an Early-Stage Tech Startup.

Feb 24 • Jonathan Sartori

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January 2026

Inside a Startup, Why this & Why now: A small reset before a new year of compounding

I Paused My Newsletter - Here’s What Startups Taught Me About Coming Back

Jan 27 • Jonathan Sartori

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Invite your friends to read Vestingnotes 💚

Thank you for reading Vestingnotes - your support allows me to keep doing this work 💚

Jan 17 • Jonathan Sartori

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November 2025

Switzerland: The Perfect PropTech “Pilot” Market?

Vestingnotes Newsletter - 21.11.2025

Nov 21, 2025 • Jonathan Sartori

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Meanwhile in the Netherlands… 27 Days

Vestingnotes Newsletter - 11.11.2025

Nov 11, 2025 • Jonathan Sartori

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41% Real Estate, 100% Curiosity

Vestingnotes Newsletter - 04.11.2025

Nov 4, 2025 • Jonathan Sartori

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October 2025

When AWS Went Down, Vestingnotes Took a Break Too.

Vestingnotes Newsletter - 28.10.2025

Oct 28, 2025 • Jonathan Sartori

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