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Behind the Pick: Our Take on a Unique Interoperability Coin
Today we’re presenting Behind the Pick, a special edition of Crypto Monitor. Last Friday, we recommended a new crypto to Crypto Asset Strategies subscribers: Stargate Finance. It’s an interoperability coin created by LayerZero, a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital and other heavy hitters. In this episode of Behind the Pick, Allison Brickell and Vin Narayanan take an in-depth…
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New Pick: A Startup That’s Literally Reinventing the Wheel
Startup disruptions are like earthquakes. The bigger the earthquake, the more widespread its impact. Likewise, major disruptions can upend entire industries. Major earthquakes can topple buildings. And big disruptions can expose the vulnerabilities of powerful legacy companies, diminishing their ability to compete. Airbnb disrupted the global hospitality market. Uber disrupted the global taxi business. Amazon disrupted retail. All huge disruptions.…
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Watch for Red Flags Around Boards of Investors
Those of you who follow me on Twitter (you can follow me @vinistic) know that I’m obsessed with Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter and take it private. In case you missed this story, here’s a quick timeline: April 4: A regulatory filing shows Musk bought 9.2% of Twitter. April 5: Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announces that Musk is joining…
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Bloomstack Pivots, Seems on Track to Survive and Thrive
We recommended Bloomstack last June. We liked founder and CEO Eric Delisle’s idea of combining all the systems and platforms cannabis operators use into a single platform. Not only was it a great idea, but it also seemed to be working. Bloomstack was picking up new customers at a nice pace and seemed to be on its way to help…
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New Crypto Recommendations and Other Changes to Crypto Asset Strategies
Last month Adam Sharp mentioned I would be taking over as your Crypto Asset Strategies guide. Adam has only been gone a few weeks. And he is sorely missed. But in the life of a crypto investor, the only certainty is change. And we’re changing things up at Crypto Asset Strategies. Recommendations Starting this month, we will recommend at least…
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Ethereum Merge Searches Give ETH a Boost
Google searches are an interesting signal in crypto investing. They’re not necessarily predictive. But they do often correlate with price. The correlation between Google searches for bitcoin and the price of bitcoin is fairly well established. The more searches there are, the higher the price goes. And it makes sense. As bitcoin’s price rises, more people talk about it. The…
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New Pick: A Moonshot That’s Charging Into the Autonomous Driving Era
Autonomous driving hasn’t quite arrived yet. But it has spawned several startups that are playing a critical role in advancing autonomous driving technology and adoption. The startup Argo builds cloud infrastructure — including maps, software and hardware — for a complete platform for self-driving cars. It has raised $3.6 billion so far. Israel-based Otonomo’s cloud platform captures billions of data…
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Lessons From a New Startup Investor
I’ve been working at investment-related companies since 2015. But I’m still pretty new to the investing world. My background is in communication and journalism, not finance. So for the last seven years or so, I’ve been researching the online startup markets and observing my colleagues’ approach to investing. Last week, I took the plunge and made my first startup investment:…
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Investing With a Potential Recession on the Horizon
I broke my ankle pretty badly a couple of weeks ago. It’s going to take four to six months to heal. I’m wearing a walking boot now. And as far as I’m concerned, the walking boot might be the greatest invention since the printing press. The walking boot allows me to be mobile. It allows me to move around relatively…
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VirZOOM Fights to Find Sustainable Growth
It must be possible to feel very good and very bad about a company at the same time. Because that’s how I feel about VirZOOM. To refresh your memory, VirZOOM offers an app that can be used with just the Oculus Quest headset or in conjunction with an exercise bike. Eric Janszen, VirZOOM’s founder and CEO, has kept the company…
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Biden Pushes Government to Regulate Crypto
President Biden signed an executive order earlier this month that directs several federal agencies to develop policies and regulations for cryptocurrencies. Mainstream media reports — and some crypto analysts — linked this development to the U.S. trying to stop Russia from evading financial sanctions that were imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine. Those reports are wrong. This executive order has been…
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New Pick: A Functional Beverage That’s Delicious and 100 Times Healthier Than Coffee
I never thought this day would come. I’m recommending a company that is replacing coffee with a hot beverage that is damn nearly as rich and roasty but a hundred times more healthy. Listen, I love my coffee. I drink three to five cups a day. I find the whole package irresistible — the flavor, the boost it gives me.…
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Why Regulation Plays Are Often the Best Investment Opportunities
I once ran a business in Asia. And the only reason I made a bit of money was because I was more lucky than business savvy. But when I went to Thailand, I was prepared. I had a great plan. Thailand had just approved some new environmental rules. It held gasoline distributors to a higher standard for what constitutes air…
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New Pick: New Space Regulations Are Poised to Launch This Startup to Success
The five most exciting future markets are, in no particular order, robotics, medtech, fintech, energy and space/aerospace. But only one of them is harboring a big ugly secret. And that’s the space market. Imagine the FDA allowing companies to avoid listing harmful side effects on their drug labels… the Department of Transportation greenlighting autonomous vehicles with software that can’t identify…
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Startup Insider: Ukraine’s Mighty Startup Scene
When news broke that Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, people around the world responded with shock. Now headlines about the ongoing war describe civilians fleeing their homes, protesters resisting Russian forces and government officials discussing their next moves. But the mainstream headlines may not tell you that Ukraine punches above its weight in the tech and startup sectors. Its…
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Use These Assets to War-Proof Your Portfolio
What a week it’s been. My God. The good news is that I don’t think we’re going to see a direct military conflict between the U.S. and the EU against Russia. And the same for a no-fly zone. It’s too risky. Putin has made it clear that Russia’s nuclear weapons are on high alert. A no-fly zone would be direct…