Last quarter, we had to write off a $150k investment with on paper a 25x multiple on invested capital. We had to write off another one today.
The two companies had raised close to $75M each & were valued in the 300M+ range.
More of these bad news to come in the near future.
Lots of crappy products successfully distributed.
Lots of great products undersold.
You can argue about how great your product is, but your ability to distribute it is what make your company fly or die.
Everyone says Europe can't compete with America in tech.
But 48 hours ago, Mistral's 'Le Chat' just proved them wrong:
• 13x faster than ChatGPT
• 100% open-source
• Completely free (vs $20/month)
The European AI breakthrough Silicon Valley didn't see coming 🧵:
Founded in 2001
Mailchimp to be acquired for $12 billion
So inspiring in these crazy times where people try to achieve so much so fast and probably loose sight a bit of how much it's about the journey...
Superb !
ACTION 💚
Si les pouvoirs publics mettent en oeuvre les mesures de coercition afin d'arrêter ce chantier-massacre avant qu'il ne soit trop tard.
UN RETWEET 🔁 = UN ARBRE 🌲
Je m'engage à assurer la plantation d'au moins 10 000 arbres dans ce terrain détruit et aux alentours.