The end (or beginning) of start-ups?

Libertarians, Individuals and Society

This week’s news is dominated by Facebook, Apple, and Crypto but we ignore it and deep dive into libertarianism, DAOs, and Peter Thiel.

By Keith Teare • Issue #275 • View online

Contents

• Regulation Memo: Nothing Much is Happening
• Goodbye Schrep, it’s been good knowing you
• Apple is Playing Hard Ball
• Evil and Good in the Twitterverse
• Crypto and Regulation: Stable Coins
• TVPI and DPI — no, really, it’s interesting
• Venture Trends
• Profile of Peter Thiel and Libertarianism
• UK Venture Tipping Point?
• Tiger Tiger Burning Bright
• The End of Startup Companies?
• Startup of the Week
• Tweet of the Week

Editorial

Ideology and Dogma are often hard to distinguish. Strongly held ideas can often come across as a “sales pitch” for a self-serving belief. They can also be the basis for transformation and innovation. The difference between a con artist and a visionary is clearly in the eye of the beholder. And the ability to tell…