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Investor survey results: Upcoming trends in social startups
- VR is an interesting category but there are real hardware barriers to overcome. For the time being we still consider VR niche: let’s see when headset usage becomes more commonplace, and how that impacts the landscape upon which such companies are built.
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- “Unbundling of YouTube.” You can build a big company by targeting a vertical within YouTube with a product that has better features and more opportunities for creator monetization. Twitch is a great example of this! We’re also watching early stage companies like Supergreat (in beauty) and Tingles (ASMR).
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- I’ve seen many businesses trying to solve the problem of individuals getting together offline for activities. Existing solutions to this problem seem to be good enough; we can text easily to set up these plans.
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- Games also continue to be a de facto social network. They’re the only kinds of social networks that don’t have to overcome strong network effects to challenge incumbent social networks. If you can consider Fortnite a “social network,” Fortnite grew to 100 million MAU faster than any conventional social network because it was bootstrapped by the gam... See more
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- With more than 30% of the world’s population playing games today, gaming and social behaviors are beginning to blur.
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- We’re excited about social networks that give creators the necessary infrastructure to make money in a seamless way. Because many of us are staying or working at home now, the audiences for consuming online content have never been bigger.
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- We’ve been exploring tech-enabled IRL, both on the “online to offline” origination side and using tech to make IRL experiences more impactful. Pre-COVID, IRL was definitely experiencing a comeback, and we expect this to resume in the future. Localization is a big theme for us, as we believe that local relationships have far greater potential to dri... See more
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- The idea of anonymity is intriguing, and these apps get a lot of downloads by appealing to our natural curiosity — we want to know what other people are really thinking! However, they can quickly turn negative with bullying and trolls taking advantage of the fact that their identities aren’t tied to their posts. It’s also tough to monetize this typ... See more
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- Death of the attention economy and a focus on the betterment of users. Platforms that focus on fostering meaningful connections and are founded on principles that champion our mental health, personal growth, and happiness.
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