Category: Technology
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“Everybody thought I was crazy.” That’s Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase. When he started the company in 2012, it was a small and quirky startup. Bitcoin had only been in use for three years and remained relatively obscure. But now, it’s safe to say not many people think Armstrong is…
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In 2012, investor Garry Tan got an e-mail. A young Airbnb engineer named Brian Armstrong had sent him a tiny fraction of a bitcoin, worth just a few cents. But this message piqued his curiosity. How many people send you money for nothing? Tan happened to be one of the…
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NBA Top Shot’s popularity is exploding. Users pay to own an iconic basketball image or video clip, such as Lebron James dunking on someone (plenty of those choose from!). Their ownership is recorded on the blockchain in what’s called a Non-Fungible Token (NFT). NBA Top Shot is a creation of…
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+ Basketball, Blockchain, Crypto, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptocurrency, Dapper Labs, Entrepreneur, NBA, NFT, NFTs, Startups, Venture Capital, YouTUbe+
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Credit Suisse and Nomura just did the first stock trades settled via blockchain technology: This week Credit Suisse cut some US equities trades with the Nomura-owned broker Instinet, using blockchain. This technology has been used before to verify other kinds of transactions. But these trades were a “first” because settlement…
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+ Bitcoin, Blockchain, Crypto, Day trading, Ethereum, Finance, Financial markets, Investing, Software, Stock Market, Stocks, Tech, Trading+
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I came across an incredible stat last night: Worldwide venture funding has nearly doubled YoY reaching $125B and grew by half QoQ in Q1 2021, according to Crunchbase. On average, two startups crossed the unicorn valuation threshold each working day during the first three months of the year. Users increasing…
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+ Angel, Angel Investing, Angel Investor, Silicon Valley, Software, Startup, Startups, Tech, VC, Venture, Venture Capital+
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I listened to a fascinating podcast this morning in which Jason Calacanis, an early investor in companies including Uber and Calm, broke down how to measure startup success. The key metrics depend on what kind of company you’re looking at: Consumer companies: Of the biggest users, how many are retained?…
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Microsoft Corp. and U.S. government officials are still working to understand how a network of suspected Chinese hacking groups carried out an unusually indiscriminate and far-reaching cyberattack on Microsoft email software, more than a month after the discovery of an operation that rendered hundreds of thousands of small businesses, schools…
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Fidelity Investments, Square Inc. SQ +1.30% and several other financial firms are forming a new trade group that aims to shape the way bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are regulated. The Crypto Council for Innovation will lobby policy makers, take up research projects and serve as the burgeoning industry’s voice in…
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On average there are 7x the number of billion dollar exits now than a decade ago. This was Eric Feng writing in September 2018. Since then, this staggering increase in startups hitting that magic “unicorn” $1 billion valuation has only accelerated. Data indicates the number of unicorns has nearly doubled…
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You walk into the room, palms sweating. You go over your script in your head. You pray to God your computer doesn’t crash. Eyeing you skeptically are a bunch of grey haired money guys. Don’t screw this up. At the very least, that may be how the public imagines the…
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+ Angel Investor, Finance, Invest, Investing, Programming, SaaS, Silicon Valley, Software, Startup, Startups, Tech, VC, Venture Capital+
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Tremendous 