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Iâm Ivan Landabaso, VC at JME.vc. Startup Riders is a weekly newsletter where I go down startup rabbit holes / trends & share actionable insights. I also love surfing đ€
Summary
đ Crypto Market Outlook: keep this on your radar.
âĄWeekly Hack: Problems > Ideas
đ” Recent Deals in Spain: Wallapop, Bipi, Hannun etc.
đ Thinking or Reading:Â Storyteller holy grail and caffeine.
đ Crypto Market Outlook
Interesting Crypto Oulook for 2021 by FS Insight.
TL;DR
đ± Lots of room to grow
đ Transaction volumes are growing
đ Adoption: Similar path to internet adoption in the 1990ÂŽs
Whatâs next?
đĄDoes this mean crypto networks could offer the next wave of technological innovation through decentralised protocol alternatives? We shall see!
âĄWeekly Hack: Startup Ideas
Interesting quick read on how to come up with startup ideas.
Hereâs a the process you could try (similar to the article above with a spin):
Open up a shared Google Sheet
Add your 1 or 2 friends that you could see yourself working in the trenches with and that complement your skills
If you donât know these people, donât worry - find them on Reddit after you come up with a great problem youâd like to work on (more on this in a future edition)
Add the following columns - I like to add a 4 additional scoring columns to rate 1. How much youâd like to work on that problem 2. How qualified / information advantage do I have for this problem 3. How crowded the space is 4. How big could this get. You should play around with these fields.
Schedule a bi-weekly 30 minute call with your âco-foundersâ to narrow down the options and / or get started with homework to test / validate hypothesis.
Take-off.
đ” Recent Deals in Spain
You love startups and want to enjoy a Spanish lifestyle? Come join the Spanish startup ecosystem. Hereâs a list of recently funded startups:
Wallapop (marketplace) raised âŹ157M
Bipi (car subscription) raised âŹ6M
Hannun (eCommerce) raised âŹ3M
Card Dynamics (Fintech) raised âŹ2.5m
đ Thinking or Reading
đ The Storytellerâs Holy Grail
Guy Ritchie - who directed Sherlock Holmes and is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt - talks about the essence of all stories.
â Coffee is awesome, up to a point
Find your point of diminishing returns and stick to it, especially if you are smart enough to consider caffeineâs half-life and its implications for your sleep.
đ§ Quote Iâm pondering
Money is the greatest social network of all.
-Winklevoss Twins.
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