Eric Ver Ploeg

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Eric Ver Ploeg

Eric Ver Ploeg

@everploeg

Founding Partner @ Tunitas Ventures 2x Startup Founder 11 years as Partner at Multi-Stage Venture Firms Stanford EE PhD, MBA

Menlo Park, CA Katılım Mart 2010
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Eric Ver Ploeg
Eric Ver Ploeg@everploeg·
archive.ph/cJTNf Some are disappointed that Michael Lewis didn't attempt to pass moral judgement on SBF in his book. Unlike the one-sided drivel we get from most authors, Lewis presents SBF as the impressive AND flawed human that he is. I am grateful for the ringside seat.
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Eric Ver Ploeg@everploeg·
I just got back from a fantastic fundraising trip to Dubai. Most eye-opening to me is how well the country is governed. The lack of crime, efficient medical care, ease by which foreigners can become legal residents, and lack of red tape entrepreneurs face…lnkd.in/gVHzv-Ma
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boaz weinstein@boazweinstein·
A short 🧵and some fun GIFs at the end… Bravo to @justinaknope for cracking the explanation for Universa’s… dare I say fake returns. I had discussed this on @ritholtz MIB podcast but now we have confirmation: According to its January letter, an investor with 98% in the S&P 500 and 2% in Universa would have seen their money grow an average 11.8% annually in the firm’s 15-year history, compared with 9.6% for the index alone.  That is “mathematically equivalent to what a 2% allocation to an annuity paying 114% per year would have added,” Spitznagel wrote in the letter seen by Bloomberg News.
Justina Lee@justinaknope

In March 2020, the tail-risk hedge fund Universa famously said it returned 3,612% and early this year, it said an allocation to it equals an annuity paying 114% a year I dig into what these numbers really mean. TL;DR: they're not fund returns bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @markets

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Eric Ver Ploeg
Eric Ver Ploeg@everploeg·
Kudos to Gunderson Dettmer for this very clear guide covering SVB action items/expectations for SVB clients. I'm sorry to see a good bank like SVB go... lnkd.in/g-6fZBAZ
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Eric Ver Ploeg@everploeg·
Congratulations to @MYNAMEISG_ and the entire Moolec Science team for the Nasdaq listing. The bell ringing ceremony was an amazing experience! lnkd.in/gRKBsHBY
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Eric Ver Ploeg
Eric Ver Ploeg@everploeg·
Despite the world becoming more virtual, the data shows the advantage San Francisco Bay Area startups have vs the rest of the US actually increased through the pandemic. lnkd.in/dij_e9GH lnkd.in/dRgHPmXN
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Eric Ver Ploeg@everploeg·
The Pandemic forced work-from-anywhere reality on all of us. I wondered if it would affect the fraction of startups started in the San Francisco bay area. The data shows the fraction of startups formed in the San Francisco bay area…lnkd.in/ghCTekKW lnkd.in/gnqJiuv4
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Eric Ver Ploeg@everploeg·
Honored to author SPAC Research's first ever guest post. New non-redemption tontines are an important step toward actual price discovery in SPAC transactions. lnkd.in/dgbQQK4R
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Eric Ver Ploeg@everploeg·
The private Unicorn backlog is growing at an accelerating rate, despite the increase in number of SPACs and the fact that some SPACs cannot find a merger candidate. How many SPACs is enough? lnkd.in/gsuuQnEe
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Eric Ver Ploeg@everploeg·
Redemption rate in the SPAC closing process is highly correlated with subsequent share price performance of the newly public company. lnkd.in/gPZXEpSy
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Eric Ver Ploeg@everploeg·
Median time to close a #SPAC transaction has climbed from about 3 months to over 5 months in the last handful of quarters. lnkd.in/gfzFPUrZ
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Eric Ver Ploeg@everploeg·
So many SPACs. How to find the shortlist that fit your company.
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Eric Ver Ploeg@everploeg·
Yellen is right and totally missing the point at the same time. Yes, Bitcoin is an inefficient medium of exchange. But, Bitcoin is a store of value, not a medium of exchange. Separating those two functions is a technological advancement. cnb.cx/3pKABtU
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