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“Some angel investors, who invest their own money without a firm, are spreading their wings and evolving into solo venture capitalists, who invest external funds…Elad Gil, a prominent solo VC, made around 20 investments in 1H2021, raising a $620m fund.” https://t.co/StIzwjvZVT

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“Seed-stage valuations today are close to where series A valuations (of older companies that may already be generating revenue) were a decade ago. The average seed valuation for an American startup in 2021 is $3.3m, more than 5x what it was in 2010” https://t.co/StIzwjvZVT https://t.co/3U2Anhp6Ty

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“So far this year almost $600bn has been deployed in deals—10x the level of a decade ago.
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What once was an American affair is now a global one, with 51% of deals by value in 2021 happening outside America.”

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“deals led or solely struck by private-equity shops, hedge funds and others that used to conduct little venture activity are on track to nearly double from $144bn in 2020 to $260bn this year.”

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In 2008, I started translating virtualization[.]info in Japanese for the business audience that was reading from Japan. I found an exceptional partner in @moritacocoa and Networld Corp. Today, I’m considering translating my personal website in Chinese. It seems a daunting task.

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$120B in spending for 2022, 20% growth from last year.

Imagine a future where #AI can generate these hypercasual games. Initially, we’d see oversaturation. Then, hypercustomization: “Hey Siri, today I want to play a game with huge animated chess pieces.”

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