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.