Mark Fishman

The past several years have been characterized by higher and higher private company valuations, which, when the public markets for tech companies reset over the past few months, left venture capital investors that had invested in later stage private rounds in the red on these investments. In other words, not dissimilar from the issues that... See more

If office occupancy never recovers, downtown areas will experience an extended ice age. Emptier offices will mean fewer lunches at downtown restaurants, fewer happy hours, fewer window shoppers, fewer subway and bus trips, and less work for cleaning, security, and maintenance services. This means weaker downtown economies and less taxable income... See more

Speed and efficiency are the promise of modernity. But speed and efficiency are all destination and no journey. And it is journey that gives life meaning.

Pros of tokenizing a platform:

More firms are incubating companies as early-stage valuations rise. A few successes: • Snowflake ($49B mrkt cap) by Sutter Hill Ventures • Affirm ($6B mrkt cap) by HVF Labs • Hims & Hers ($1.3B mrkt cap) by... See more