CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

A satire on the startup world - saying the things startups need to hear. All real VC examples accepted, anonymity guaranteed: DM me. Brisbane, Queensland Joined July 2018

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

5 years ago

Telstra's getting rid of BPay and going direct debit. Very very brave move. I hate direct debit with a passion. The amount of misbilling I have been on the recieving end is huge. @Telstra #BraveOrStupid

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

5 years ago

If you have cash, the next 6 months will be the best time to buy in decades- distressed assets and companies everywhere. #privateequity

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

5 years ago

CFOs are deferring spend and planning layoffs. Buyers are scarce right now. Find a way to get through this bottleneck. #VC #startup

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

5 years ago

Will medical/biomedical startups get funded better now that government realises twenty somethings developing an app isn't going to save us? #VC #startups

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

5 years ago

If there's money on the table - take it now. Lean times are coming in funding. #GlobalEconomicSlowdown #VC #Startups

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

I'm travelling a lot right now to close out deals. Have you ever sat on the toilet at an airport and wondered, "If only this toilet could share the stories about its experiences?" No, well I just did. I seriously need a vacation. #VC #StartupLife

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

When the Federal Treasurer tells CEOs to be positive, you know we're all Effed. Time to take care of your own, not the nation. Time to make coin short selling. #BePositive #AustralianTreasurer #startup #VC

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

Regulation for Facebook and Co. Is great for them. Regulatory compliance is major barrier for new entrants who will find it very hard to challenge the incumbents. #Bravo #FelicitationsForRegulations #VC #Startups

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

Don't worry influencers, Instagram will surely allow you to make good money from product placements again. Except this time they'll establish a marketplace and take a clip too. #vc #Startups #Instagram #NobodyLikesMeAnymore #Reintermediation

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

Holding on to your old car while you wait for EV's to become affordable? You're not alone, and car makers are starting to brick themselves. #EV #OsborneEffect

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

PHEV sales are tanking in the UK. How many others out there are hanging on to their car for a few more years while waiting for BEVs to roll out? #PHEV #EV #BEV

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

Entrepreneurs don't call themselves entrepreneurs. #VC #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneur #startup #LookMumIAmAnEntrepeneur #ThatsNiceDear

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

I'm struggling to understand how self-driving luxury EV's will be cheaper than 'self-employed' contractor drivers who get paid a pittance and who can't recover the full costs of their cars. #UberExpensive #ElectricVehicle #VC #startup #NotYet

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

We're watching in fascination to see if Adani can actually get their mine up and profitable, now that they can't hide behind the excuse of government approvals anymore. #SunshineState #Queensland #Mining

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

The Circular Economy seems great until you realise a carbon tax would be cheaper and would also do something about climate change.#venturecapital #vc #startup

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

As the entrepreneur it's up to you to provide the vision, find employees, keep them motivated, raise funding, form syndicates/alliances, do sales, everything. When you have enough coin hire people to do these things Stop expecting me to do that for you. #vc #startup #startupIndia

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

Governments rarely lead innovation. Most of the time they are working out how the eff to regulate it. Sometimes they can set regulation to make a market, but that can cost a lot of taxpayers money when done wrong. #innovation #VC #startup

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

Why o why do we think relentlessly optimistic academics are good mentors for startup businesses. That was a subtle point- in case you missed it, I referred to business, and startups, not something you can really understand without doing it. #VentureCapital #StartUp

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CantankerousVC @CantankerousVc

6 years ago

Met someone on a corporate anti-domestic violence committee the other day who later invited me to a Gangstas and Ho's themed fund raiser... no irony either. #MysogynyForAll #BroCulture #startuplife #startup #VC