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Josh Constine
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This startup is crazy. Helium's IoT network has 200X range of Wifi at 1/1000th cost of cellular...but relies on $495 P2P routers it wants people to buy to earn its crypto token... tcrn.ch/2IG2LDb
Helium just raised a $15M Series C bringing it to $51M, and it's signed up Lime & InvisaLeash to use its cheap trackers. But will enough people buy the Helium Hotspot? tcrn.ch/2IG2LDb
What wild luck to spend 6yrs building a wireless protocol startup and then to have the perfect use case -- rental bike/scooter tracking -- emerge the year you launch.
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I kinda wonder if the rise of podcasts is just a symptom of our mental health crisis and the prevalance of loneliness.
Hear me out...
Podcasts replicate the soothing feeling of talking with a close friend -- relationships many find frey with time -- without the pesky chore of actually having to help or be there for them. They give relief from loneliness even when we're exhausted...so perfect for commutes!
Podcasts also let us hear voices in our head without being "crazy". Talk radio has been popular for decades with conservatives that tend to be more homogeneous so broadcast radio works. Now heterogenous liberals are tuning into podcasts because they can sort into their niches.
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Top takeaways from my video+gaming panel at #AllThingsRTC:
-Video chat can 4X usage & 2X retention for games
-Streaming is evolving from Twitch to narrowcasting to friends & live synchronous play
-Gamers need their own social networks or non-gamers get annoyed like Zynga+Fb
Video chat massively ups risk of abuse in games, including bullying of ‘default’ users who haven’t bought/earned fancy skins. Developers should look to safety-as-a-service providers like @TwoHatHQ & @AntiToxinTech
The social+gaming industry loves the validation of Epic/Fortnite acquiring Houseparty, even if it wasn’t a big financial win. It’ll make it easy to squad up before play. Thx to our panelists & attendees!
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We’d heard rumors that Houseparty was considering acquisition after challenges fundraising. Fortnite’s owner seems like a good home medium.com/@houseparty/ho…
Houseparty gets to survive as part of Epic, while an acquirer like Fb or Twitter might have shut it down & reassigned the team. This is a win for Houseparty’s users
Fortnite-owner Epic emerging as a social app acquirer could encourage early stage social funding, while giving Fb another competitor to point to amidst anti-trust scrutiny
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