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OPPORTUNITIES EVERYWHERE
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Yannick Oswald
Jan 5, 2021
2021. The year of the Bold and the Brave.
As I am going through the 2021 tech predictions, I have to admit that most of the forecasts strike me as too obvious. Let's have a look.
Yannick Oswald
Nov 1, 2020
The best interface is no interface
We are looking at Headphones as Widely-Used Augmented Reality Hardware. Marsbot for AirPods is a lightweight virtual and proactive assistant
Yannick Oswald
Oct 27, 2020
The second wave and the contactless economy
As we have entered the 2nd wave in Europe, it has become clear that some demand shifts that will outlive this pandemic are formed only now.
Yannick Oswald
Oct 16, 2020
2020 VC Funding Trends
So, European Venture Funding seems to be doing well. I am convinced that the next decade is full of opportunities...
Yannick Oswald
Aug 30, 2020
Consumer software is eating the world.
Apple’s biggest revenue driver is the AppStore. Its next hit will be a software product. With it, we will see multiple $B+ B2C SaaS players.
Yannick Oswald
Jul 14, 2020
European and Israeli 'startup' giants are making headlines
The last weeks we have seen some important headlines.
Four European companies specifically have caught my eye, each in a different vertical.
Yannick Oswald
Jul 5, 2020
An empire goes bust. What's next?
As we are regaining our 'partial' freedom, it is time we think about what's next.
Yannick Oswald
Jun 17, 2020
Will I ever have to scroll much again?
Since we predicted one year ago that the keyboard will be gone in five years, many things have happened... Check it out!
Yannick Oswald
Apr 23, 2020
How are you taking advantage of the lockdown?
One of the most impressive things I have witnessed over the last weeks is how our entrepreneurs are overcoming the current situation.
Yannick Oswald
Apr 14, 2020
Covid data, finally! Many (early) signs to be OPTIMISTIC...
A rare window into primary data on the impact of COVID-19. And the results are looking much better than many of us would have expected!
Yannick Oswald
Mar 22, 2020
Winners of this downturn. Who are they?
As we are now two weeks into this (crazy) new reality, I wanted to share some observations on a few categories that might emerge as winners.
Yannick Oswald
Feb 7, 2020
The 'new' Product-Market Fit
Last Friday, Ann Miura-Ko, who is a partner at Floodgate, published an interesting article called 'True product-market fit is a minimum...
Yannick Oswald
Jan 25, 2020
Winter is here
I shared some predictions on the 2020 funding environment with my portfolio companies before Christmas. So I thought I would share them...
Yannick Oswald
Jan 13, 2020
Climate Crisis - The Turning Point...
As I pull out my crystal ball and look ahead, I think that 2020 will be the year where the looming climate crisis will penetrate the...
Yannick Oswald
Jul 1, 2019
Sorry, one sec, I got a notification...
I recently came across this amazing wired article called 'A brief history of smartphone notifications'. The article is about how humans...
Yannick Oswald
Mar 1, 2019
A Future of Work 🌊
It is clear that the modern workplace is becoming increasingly distributed. People are working across different time zones and the need...
Yannick Oswald
Sep 2, 2018
Silver tech, the $10+ trillion opportunity nobody is talking about…
In my previous post on the rise of B2C SaaS I said that ‘there is a change in the way people consume digital content and services across...
Yannick Oswald
Aug 10, 2018
Why I am excited about B2C SaaS 🚀
Most of you know that I am big fan of B2B SaaS. I absolutely love the business model and had the opportunity to work with and learn from...
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