Weekly Recap, May 23rd - May 29th 2022

Weekly Recap, May 23rd - May 29th 2022

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Michael Jackson

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发布日期: 2022年5月29日
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Hello cool kids. What's shaking?

Here's all my LinkedIn posts for the week, plus a few extras thrown in.

Ready? Because here it comes!

This Google Translate of 2021 VC Language into 2022 VC Language is *chef's kiss* spot on. ????

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Europeans love to compare any and all government funding programs with DARPA. With only €3.5M and nothing to do with defense, the German Sovereign Tech Fund is literally nothing like DARPA. ????♂?

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Young VC who's only known a bull market talking about his upcoming thought piece on how to survive a downturn with one of his portfolio company founders. ??

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"A lot of companies, particularly consumer-facing ones, are preparing for a recession...belts are being tightened." ??

Climatetech is now just meme investing. ??

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“If you are under 34 years old, you have never invested in your career in a rising rate environment or a down market environment. You’ve worked for me for 10 years and I still don’t know if you are a good investor.” ??

Social media has likely blown some of the hysteria over a venture downturn a bit out of proportion. So far it feels more like a correction to pre-COVID norms than anything. Also, tech is still taking over the world. Someone may need to remind European LPs though. They jump at any chance to be gloomy. ?

"A lot of these companies whose values have gone down recently are still great companies, and maybe the value has been overreacted by the market. I think there are some great buys there, I don't think it's at all a case of where we were in 1999/2000." ??

The EU’s goal of having 20% of global chip production in Europe by 2030 is nonsensical, and simply an extension of the deadline that was already missed under a previous government plan. ??

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Germany bringing back coal power plants and yet no reversal of its absurd anti-nuclear energy stance. ????♂?

"You think of the offer of cram down funding as a lifeline, but they’ve handed you a noose." Uh oh, cram downs are back. ??

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“The smartest VCs talk up a downturn but continue to invest.” ????

An early history of Microsoft, a company that got going and scaled in the fairly shaky economic times of the mid to late 1970s and early 1980s. ??

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“While the firm’s public hedge fund has experienced $17B in losses this year, there’s a different dynamic in the other side of its business—the private side, where there have been many up rounds and portfolio companies are experiencing significant growth”. ??

Now time for extras!

Price of university in Europe:

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The median losses and gains for biotech IPOs from 2019-2021:

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Number of school shootings in the US since 2009 compared to the other G7 countries:

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People have a disconnect when it comes to their own financial situation and the economy at large:

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“The average Gen Xer lost about 6 points of IQ due to early childhood lead exposure.” ??

McDonald's per capita in Europe:

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Gain required to fully recover from a loss:

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Meteoric rise in German productivity after reunification:

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Confidence in US institutions by racial group:

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And there it was!

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Have an amazing week!

MJ.

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Rita Sakus

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Hello cool kid yourself! :) ????

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Always appreciate reading your work Michael Jackson

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Philippe Collard

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Love it.

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Lloyd Wahed

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Thanks for calling me cool ?? I’ll take it Love the utility Michael Highly amazing Keep up the incredible work Warmly Lloyd

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