Weekly Recap, March 21st-27th 2022

Hello again! After a brief pause in the action the newsletter is back and as amazing as ever. Quick reminder of the format: it's all my LinkedIn posts for the week...plus a few extras for the fun of it.

Ready? Because here it comes!

“The founder’s job is to make the receptionist rich. If the founder makes the receptionist rich, I guarantee you everybody wins.” ??

Toronto is now home to more tech workers than Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Washington, D.C., trailing only New York and Silicon Valley. ???? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??

A lot of VC firms have been loading up on dry powder, but several VCs I know have told me they worry the firms they work for have raised too much money recently. ??

Impact of Nasdaq performance on venture capital investing. ??

"The largest fund ever raised by a solo venture capitalist, let alone by a solo female VC, and reflects surging investor interest in web3.” ??

Just because the Netherlands is on the tiny side doesn't mean its deep tech startups don't also need substantial amounts of capital to scale and compete like, well, everywhere else. ???? ??

“Many counterfeit or used components originating from China, which are branded as new and original products, could be used in aircraft or medical products”. ??

"Just as we were the Arsenal of Democracy when fascism threatened Europe 80 years ago, today we must become the Arsenal of Clean Energy." ????

"Last year, venture investors plowed a record $3.4 billion into nuclear startups —?more than in every year over the past decade combined". ?? ?? ????

"Companies that repeatedly broke the law could even find themselves banned from acquiring companies". ?? High chances a lot of this is going to backfire on the EU. ????

"A relaxed stance can help venture capitalists win deals and shield them from potential legal liabilities associated with risky projects." ????♂?

“We have over 50% of our semiconductor manufacturing capacity in regions that are threatened by communist regimes. That’s a scary thought, and it’s even scarier today than it was five years ago.” ??

Data from?Carta?showing some pull back in round sizes in recent months. ??

Dealing with notaries and apostilles is one of the more gruelling and tedious tasks of investing in startups in many Europe countries. ??

Now time for some extras!

One in ten flights leaving France are private jets ?? :

Extreme heat spike this past week in Antarctica ?? :

Western Electric is looking to start producing guitar amp tubes in the USA again. ??

Semantle, like Wordle but for semantics. ??

'The Godfather' came out 50 years ago this past week. As good an excuse as any to watch it again. ???? ???? ??

And there it was!

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Have an amazing week!

MJ.