First in person catchup with Ron Park of NE Tech. Of course it was an early morning breakfast at Reuben Hills. This guy smashed it at last nightโs sellout @startmate Demo Day. Doing special things with oil. #fasterbettercheaper#oilsaintoils
Post @blackbirdvc distribution splurge survey: 0 lambo, 0 jet, 0 boat, 1 soccer team and 2 $680 hoodies. The biggest HT goes to @rcsbaker@nikiscevak@wbartee for gathering together 100 or so misfits and believers all those years ago. Changed the ecosystem.
We're the first Australian company approved to sell cultured meat, available now in Singapore! Introducing Forged Parfait โ not an imitation of chicken or beef, but a new flavour and texture combination altogether. You can try it for yourself at https://t.co/ELdd68W7g8.
Nvidia market cap up 40% in 2024 alone to US$1.7T which is more than the total market cap of all domestic companies combined on the ASX. https://t.co/G3onQ7vnGj
@bielinko@liubinskas For a moment I thought I had @bielinko in a rear naked choke for a GP submission but our long standing friendship prevailed thru a common view of being confused by investors who would talk down their portcos to prospective investors but then go on to be a unicorn.
@bielinko@liubinskas Agree the sweet spot for a solid DPI is in the sub $100m fund mark. May be too early to know but I wonder what portion of these 140 funds will achieve more than 3. Iโm over TVPI.
@bielinko@liubinskas This is why we need to continue to build a broader technology and innovation ecosystem. Understanding that these other sectors within them are different - models, GTM, timelines, return profiles. Need operators & investors that understand this and build industries not just firms.
@bielinko@liubinskas This is kind of exactly is the point. What were smaller AU funds that have grown up with larger fund sizes that can only cut large cheques for it to make sense. No doubt they are important to have a full ecosystem but this is why TV and others canโt sate the early stage opps.
@bielinko@liubinskas IMO there are many small funds / GPs today that you could say are sub scale but donโt bring any differentiated approach. No differientated thesis or proprietary deal flow. But thematic focused funds have it tough too bc depth too shallow. Not an easy one to solve.