Angels & Entrepreneurs

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[Udit Goenka @iuditg]

Microsoft on Tuesday acquires game giant Activision Blizzard aka “Call of Duty” in a $68.7 billion all-cash deal.

[Angels & Entrepreneurs @AngelsNetwork_]

Happy Friday, entrepreneurs!

Something to think about this weekend—the value of becoming an #AngelInvestor

Just look at the difference in gains between investing into #AirBnB during a seed round versus #IPO 👀💰

[Daymond John @TheSharkDaymond]

New Years is a great time to think about your next career move. Get tips and actionable advice for crushing the job hunt, updating your resume and learning how to craft your personal brand with @AARP’s new job search toolkit 👇🏾 #ad https://t.co/tspcwL4IBo

[Angels & Entrepreneurs @AngelsNetwork_]

@YahooFinance Super cool!

[Angels & Entrepreneurs @AngelsNetwork_]

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[Sportico @Sportico]

BREAKING: @Fanatics has reached an agreement to acquire the @Topps trading card business

https://t.co/auOsfYpuNZ

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

It doesn't matter whether you're a web3 believer or a web3 doubter...

You're not going to look back at this time and said I wish I learned LESS about web3, crypto, NFTs and DAOs

Learning is a treasure.

[Daymond John @TheSharkDaymond]

Creating my @Audible Original project Founding FUBU took me through so many emotions…

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to listen to Founding FUBU as you pave your own way - you’re the reason I continue pushing myself 🙏🏾

[Jesse Pujji @jspujji]

The less you TRY to persuade, the more persuasive you become.

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Michael Rubin & Fanatics built a $10 billion business in six months without selling a single product.

Today's email breaks down the wild story.

Read more: https://t.co/bu2aXre3qC

[Angels & Entrepreneurs @AngelsNetwork_]

The value of Angel Investing visualized clearly here, using #Tesla as an example! Just look in that difference in percentage growth 💰

[Angels & Entrepreneurs @AngelsNetwork_]

The value of Angel Investing visualized clearly here, using #Tesla as an example! Just look in that difference in percentage growth 💰

[Yahoo Finance @YahooFinance]

BTIG's Camilo Lyon on $NKE: "The decline in China is certainly alarming... it was far steeper than what we had anticipated. Minus 24% decline on a constant currency basis. We were thinking down 13. That's worse than its peers... Clearly, there's something going on in China."

[Yahoo Finance @YahooFinance]

With 'Spider-Man' shattering records and 'Matrix' on tap, 'It's all about the experience' https://t.co/dMOleBCD4D by @alliecanal8193

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Today's episode with 100 Thieves President & COO @RohnJobinson is epic!

Topics:
• Raising $100M+ from VCs
• Reaching a $460M valuation
• Organic growth vs. acquisitions
• If/when they plan to go public
• Dan Gilbert, Drake & Scooter Braun

Podcast links below — enjoy!

[Bloomberg @business]

Betting on flashy names like Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Shaquille O’Neal and Martha Stewart to boost blank-check companies this year left investors mostly in the red https://t.co/ZJ27wokxxQ

[Morning Brew ☕️ @MorningBrew]

Mini recap of the Fed meeting

- Will keep interest rates at 0.00% to 0.25%,
- Removed "transitory" to describe inflation
- Doubling rate of taper to $30 billion/month
- Plans to hike interest rates 3 times next year
- Stocks have now turned green on the day

[Ryan Breslow @ryanbreslow]

10 sales tactics that work:

[Angels & Entrepreneurs @AngelsNetwork_]

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[Daymond John @TheSharkDaymond]

Want a private Zoom meeting w/ me? We can talk Shark Tank, business advice & more, all for a great cause – the @USTA Foundation.

I'm proud to be part of their mission to support under-resourced kids through tennis, education & mentorship.

Enter today!👇🏾
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[Aaron Levie @levie]

There are a lot of new metrics emerging around startups these days. Remember the only metric that matters over the long run is real, happy, and *hopefully* paying customers. Don’t get distracted by any other hype.