With more money than ever in the market, founders need to be aware that raising too much money can be just as corrosive to their startup as raising too little. #wednesdaythought
In Q1 2019, 39% of Stripe's hiring was outside Bay Area and Seattle. Last quarter, it was 74%. I think the rate at which tech industry is going global is still under-appreciated, and that this will be a big tailwind for the world over the next decade.
15 years ago today, Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone. Now, there's 6.3+ billion smartphone users.
Tech adoption has been incredibly fast and is getting faster. This can either help humanity or destroy it. Both outcomes should be considered with every new thing we build.
NFT = newest blockchain buzzword.
Although it wasn’t really heard of until last year, almost $41 billion of ETH-based NFTs were sold 2021. Will the NFT craze continue into 2022 or are we headed towards a bubble? #blockchain#Metaverse#NFTs#crypto
Global GDP 2021 map. US & China account for 42%. I wonder what this map looks like in 20, 50, 100 years.
No matter what, we are one humanity. Life on Earth is not a zero-sum game. We can win together through innovation & compassion, but a little friendly competition is good too.
Brace yourself, the world’s first autonomous tractor is here.
For the first time, a farm tool can do the work without a human or animal providing the labor.
#CES#tech#Agriculture
@JohnDeere https://t.co/6ucroaCedB
@Apple becomes the first company to hit $3 trillion market cap.
Who else is starting off the year right?!
#tech#bigtech #2022 https://t.co/rurvuCrPu1
VCs have invested about 30million into #crypto startups this year. More than all previous years, combined.
Is it still just a fad?
https://t.co/sjTi2b639h
Fun market fact: Alphabet, @Apple, @Microsoft, @nvidia and @Tesla alone account for more than 1/3 of the S&P’s gains this year.
Who were your top bets?
$GOOGL, $APPL, $MSFT, $NVDA, $TSLA