Shaun John

@idealexit

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Z’s transition from venture capitalist to venture builder is a lot of us…oscillating mindsets & skillsets depending on what side of the table we’re currently seated on with startups. Learn to love the learning loop ♾️

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Opaquely calculated delivery fees suck, plain & simple. Less simple, is determining if all this delivery app M&A activity is a bane or a boon.

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“Escape competition through stillness, but raise capital like it’s war.” QuoteMeMore & NavalGPT might be a hoax, but the wisdom is still sound🧠

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Exactly 50 years ago was Day One after Mayday — when the SEC abolished fixed brokerage commission rates and introduced a system of negotiated rates — enabling an ongoing arc of accessible investing for all. Today, more Americans own stocks than have Netflix subscriptions.

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OpenAI, Yahoo!, Perplexity, or Rumble — Which do you trust to “not be evil” if potentially cleared to purchase an internet browser that owns well over half of the entire market share? https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/google-chrome-antitrust-interested-buyers-openai-perplexity

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Another proof point against NFTs being primarily accessed via permissions platforms…even if run by timeless brands. https://www.theblock.co/post/352129/nike-class-action-lawsuit-nft-rtfkts

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"All of us want to make sure that there is a free and fair internet that is open for new competitors."

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Tomorrow night's NFL Draft will be a life-changing moment for all players selected, same as ever. What's unique may be the intersection between the NIL-era of college sports with the late-round rungs of professional football: Will the last athletes drafted actually take a pay cut by going to the NFL?

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🇵🇦 A MAN. A PLAN. A (municipally-accepted crypto payment) CANAL. PANAMA. 🪙 https://cointelegraph.com/news/panama-city-votes-accept-crypto-taxes-fees

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Peak Hacktivism: Street crosswalk buttons hacked to imitate the voices of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk🤖 🤡 https://www.tiktok.com/@rosecampau/video/7492297402578111787 https://www.tiktok.com/@keagan.19/video/7492513198881459499

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The FOMO is Real https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/15/openai-is-reportedly-developing-its-own-x-like-social-media-platform/

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Innovation always lives in the gap between public perception & expert imagination, though the AI chasm does look wider than you might think, depending on where you stand. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/04/03/how-the-us-public-and-ai-experts-view-artificial-intelligence/

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We’re 10-30 days out from early looks on what the Pectra hard fork will hold, but it’s looking like it may be Ethereum’s biggest upgrade yet. On-chain validator deposits, execution layer withdrawals, bigger blob throughputs & more on mainnet 🔜 🦄 ⛓️ 💠 https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/02/28/pectra-audit-results

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A Sliver of Silver Lining 🌦️ Pax just raised a $4.5m seed round w/ Initialized Capital, General Catalyst & more investing in a startup automating the duty drawback process - enabling up to 99% of tariffs paid on imported goods to be reclaimed if goods are subsequently exported.

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"You need to build the relationship years before the check clears. Send updates. Host events. Become known for something. And know that if someone asks for the data room on Day One, they’re not serious." -- Rob May, Neurometric.ai cofounder, on raising funds

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Thrilled to see the Republic & INX connection evolve into an acquisition! INX has been a key Republic partner since 2023 after tokenizing its portfolio, as well as public equities like NVIDIA. Together, the road to web3-powered investments just got wider. https://shorturl.at/zBkOR

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Back when I was at Techstars Boston, we backed a beverage startup called Bevi. I wasn't quite sure every water drinker's palette was ready for the zip of mint, lime, coconut, or cucumber in their H2O...my how far we've come. #AprilFools

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Double it and give it to the next person -- The founder's dilemma behind adding mega funds to your round & re-injecting startup risk into would-be unicorn https://nextview.vc/blog/megafunds-and-the-great-re-risking/

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“The VC ‘winter‘ has kind of passed, but there are clear ‘haves and have-nots.’ Some people are raising really fast, but for early-stage managers, it’s still a grind.” -- Rachel ten Brink, Red Bike Capital

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A great football coach by the name of Bill Walsh once said, "The Score Takes Care of Itself," but a quote more apt for the tech startup aficionado may be Sam Altman's...

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