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The Midas List Then and Now

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2009 was the nadir of the global economic crisis, followed up an unprecedented bull market. The biggest rise, unsurprisingly, was China, which enjoyed a huge surge in venture capital dollars over the past decade and enjoyed its fair share of blockbuster exits. First, let’s set the stage for this time period.

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OG Unicorns?—?Where Are They Now?

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But as of 2013, an average of 4 companies per year reached a $1B+ valuation looking back over the preceding decade, and that was a combination of both private valuations and public market caps. But in geographic terms the unicorn list is now very much a global one with China leading the way. number is likely to grow by year end).

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Should Every Company Have a “Singles” or “Prime” Day?

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Yesterday was Singles Day in China, celebrated on 11/11 each year and theoretically to honor young adults who are not in relationships. The other big question is around capturing market share. Alibaba reported over $30B in GMV yesterday across its platform of sites for the 2018 Singles Day. Here, it’s hard to tell.

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Taking Corporate VC: When It Makes Sense

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It seems obvious but strategic investment only makes sense when that corporate VC is providing technology, market access, or other aid that cannot be obtained through a simple business relationship or from a startup’s other investors or advisors. In the last 25 years Intel Capital has invested more than $11 billion in over 1,000 startups.

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Pandemic, Boom, War, Correction. So Now What for Tech?

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China also emerged from decades of socialist isolation to engage with the rest of the world, employing a market based “socialism” with Chinese characteristics. Great power conflict is back… between Western democracies and autocratic regimes like Russia, between the rising superpower of China and the reigning superpower of the US.

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