2 days agoLive Long and ProsperThat Was The Week #315 Netflix announced 300 layoffs and Brex pulled the rug on its small business customers. But LocalGlobe raised $500m, InFarm announced two new farms and eBay bought NFT firm KnownOrigin. Making the right choices will help us all to live long and prosper. …Web 311 min read
Jun 17Adapt or DieBerlin Edition, By Keith Teare • Issue #314 The Dark Ages describes a time when little or nothing changed. There was no progress. It needed the agricultural and industrial revolutions to break out from the dark. 2022 might seem dark but there is innovation all around us. Adapt or Die…Venture Capital9 min read
Jun 11The Private Wealth SecretBy Keith Teare • Issue #313 • View online Content Private Wealth Secrets UBS advises private investments Cathy Woods ARK to invest in private companies Tracking Private Growth The 34 new Unicorns from May Why new VC funds beat old ones Regulation Week Lina Khan’s plan to take on big tech EU’s message scanning plans questioned The US privacy…Technology19 min read
Jun 3The Good News, Bad News, WeekBy Keith Teare • Issue #312 • View online 34 new unicorns in May and three new decacorns. It’s the best time in 5 years to be a VC? But Tiger is down 52%, 15–20,000 tech workers have been laid off and Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Facebook. …Cryptocurrency24 min read
May 27The Birth of the NewBy Keith Teare • Issue #311 • View online Another week and another glut of writing seeking to understand what has changed in the economy, the public markets, and the startup and venture capital world. As the old world dies the only important question is, what is being born? Contents The…Investing19 min read
May 20Investing in the Time of CholeraBy Keith Teare • Issue #310 • View online In Love in the Time of Cholera, the author tells a story of a world of plague, civil war, and mass murder, yet love still dominates the protagonist’s story. …Stock Market16 min read
May 13Death on Two LegsBy Keith Teare • Issue #309 • View online Terra’s LUNA token lost 99.99% of its value in a flash and UST, its stable coin, lost close to 80%. This is not supposed to happen. The FT disclosed Tiger Global may be down $17 billion as the tech stocks collapsed…Technology14 min read
May 6Markets in FreefallMUSK RAISES $7 BILLION FOR TWITTER PURCHASE Markets fell over 5% Thursday the day Elon Musk announced he had raised $7 billion to help the purchase of Twitter. What are we to think? Bull market for tech, or bear market? Content from @danrose999 @elonmusk @mattturck @EricNewcomer @ttunguz @Samirkaji @sether Contents Venture in Crisis? — Elon’s $7 bn bonus …Technology19 min read
Apr 22StreamWarsBy Keith Teare • Issue #307 • View online Netflix is a buy, along with HBO and Disney. This is a week we should mourn broadcast and cable (or celebrate), not Netflix. Content StreamWars A16z Combinator The Battle for Twitter All About Musk Crypto Corner Essay of the Week Startup of…Technology17 min read
Apr 15Is Free Speech Right Wing?By Keith Teare • Issue #306 • View online Is Elon Musk a “right wing troll”? Or is he an example of real democratic thinking? How did it become “right wing” to favor free speech? Content from @ElonMusk @David Sacks @Vitalik Buterin and more Contents The Battle for Twitter Venture Week …Technology16 min read
