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2020: Our meatless, cashless, city-less future
Happy New Year! 2019 has come and gone like Kylo Ren’s reign in The Rise of Skywalker, and so it’s time for my (13th!) annual prediction piece for VentureBeat. But first, a quick look at the scorecard for my 2019 predictions: Facial recognition trials will launch in large public venues outside of China. 2019 saw numerous trials, including at carnivals in Nice, France, airports in Las Vegas, and public housing in Detroit.
2019: The year face recognition goes big and voice ads stall
Happy New Year! Unlike the holiday fruitcake we’ve all been avoiding the past couple of weeks, 2018 was far from stale. The year was riddled with controversies, excitement, and disappointments — from Facebook selling it’s soul … err, our souls, to the battle over net neutrality to Apple hitting over a trillion dollars to cryptocurrencies’ nosedive.
Why South Korea is 'crypto crazy' and what that means for the rest of the world
South Korea is truly crypto crazy. While the country has less than 1 percent of the world’s population, estimates indicate it is responsible for 30 percent of all cryptocurrency trading in the world. Steve Lim, CSO of South Korean crypto exchange Coinone said in an interview last year: “People are crazed over it. Grandpas and grandmas come to our office lobby and say they want to put [in] half a billion won ($447,000).
The First $100 Billion Dollar Blockchain Company Could Be The Next SAP
There can be a lot of hype around how disruptive blockchain technology will be where some trumpet how it will change everything in our world today and every industry is primed for disruption. While I am excited about blockchain technology, I do not believe it’s a cure-all technology.
Don't Be Dumb Money: How To Invest In ICOs And Blockchain Startups
Early-stage startup investing hasn’t changed. Investment approach and what active angels and venture capitalists look for in startups haven’t changed, so why should it change for cryptocurrency investors? I probably sound like a retired John Wooden or Obi-Wan Kenobi to some young millennial crypto investors, but there is no reason these factors change if it’s only the funding mechanism and not the actual paths to building successful companies.
12 things we learned as a new VC fund
When we launched SparkLabs Global Ventures two years ago, we faced a lot of uncertainty and risk as a new seed-stage fund. How would the chemistry work out between the six partners? How would entrepreneurs respond to our vision and team? How would investors respond to our thesis as a global seed-stage fund? After two years, we’ve invested in 54 companies across five continents and backed many inspiring and awesome entrepreneurs.
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