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Recovering entrepreneur turned VC. Silicon Valley ➪ France ➪ Japan. Got my 4-year degree in 5. Happiest at the edges, in my Zoot, or on my Calfee.

 Paris ⇄ Tokyo
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Joined September 2009
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One last river to cross over Walk good, Legend 🇯🇲 #JimmyCliff
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Big respect to #TeamJamaica at #WorldAthleticsChamps 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🔥🔥🔥
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likkle but tallawah 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🔥🔥🔥 #WorldAthleticsChamps
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Whether PNP or if a Labourite Come get together let us all unite
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Well it's politics time again, are you gonna vote now (vote now, vote now)...
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HH frens
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We’re thrilled to announce the Shizen Capital "Sprout" initiative, a full-time opportunity in our fund for ambitious women in Japan who aspire to manage their own VC fund. rude.vc/48EX
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Startup M&A in Japan: Fasten your seatbelts rude.vc/GEd8
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The relative lack of Web3 people using nostr shows that more of them are interested in the "idea" of decentralized media, or the "investment in the idea" of decentralized media, rather than the actual usage of decentralized media if such a thing is better off not being monetized.
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フィードバックループの短縮化【ゲスト寄稿】 by @markbivens thebridge.jp/2022/11/rudevc-…
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ギグエコノミーのためのWeb3 | BRIDGE（ブリッジ）テクノロジー＆スタートアップ情報 rude.vc/nAWH
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upon answering the front door to Japan Post my son called out to me for a signature. i yelled back, "wait a minute," so my son broke into a rendition of "Oh yes wait a minute Mr. Postman…" and the mailman's weekend took a most unexpected turn. #Marvelettes
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reading about these young luminaries brightened my day nytimes.com/2022/10/13/world…
With Leaps and Bounds, Parkour Athletes Turn Off the Lights in Paris (Published 2022)

With Leaps and Bounds, Parkour Athletes Turn Off the Lights in Paris (Published 2022)

As an energy crisis looms, nimble young activists are using superhero-like moves to switch off wasteful lights that stores leave on all night.

nytimes.com
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Powell: The beatings will continue until capitulation improves.
(Absent) Inflation in Japan | rude.vc/azPE
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日本におけるプライベートエクイティは最悪の事態? | BRIDGE（ブリッジ） rude.vc/Ph0n
スタートアップはどのように市場の乱高下に備えるべきか | BRIDGE（ブリッジ）テクノロジー＆スタートアップ情報 rude.vc/AvKX
wow, with the v12 upgrade the Android team really flexed their expertise in friction generation
How startups can prepare for market turbulence | Rude VC rude.vc/P8Lp
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