Niccolo De Masi
10 statements across 2 episodes · 5 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 19, 2016 by Niccolo De Masi · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2016 · across every show →
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Feb 19, 2016
De Masi: Phasing out legacy business lines is more profitable than selling
“And it's usually, if not always, more profitable to run off your own legacy business than it is to try and sell it. Because if you sell it, you're gonna get a discount to what the cash, the free cash flow is you can generate.”
Mar 11, 2016 bullish
Mar 11, 2016 bullish
Mar 11, 2016 bullish
De Masi: Mobile VR/AR will scale to 100M+ devices in 2-3 cycles
“I think the most exciting intersection is going to be two or three more loss cycles away when VR and AR using your phone as the primary device Will be an option for the mass market. It won't be a million of these or even ten million sold. It'll be a hundred mi…”
Mar 11, 2016 bullish
De Masi: Well-capitalized startups will see unparalleled deal terms in 2016-2018
“I think this is a good moment for backing your better capitalized portfolio companies to act as a consolidator, encouraging them to be on the offensive, so to speak, because I think you're going to get unparalleled deals in the next year or two.”
Mar 11, 2016 positive
De Masi: Startups prioritizing revenue in downturns build enduring businesses
“If you're raising money in oh eight or nine, you know, the firms that focused on proving they have a revenue model that is real usually end up to be great businesses five years down the line because they forced the discipline themselves to think about revenue …”
Mar 11, 2016
Mar 11, 2016
De Masi: Female celebrities dominate top social media follower rankings
“Women are social media mavens compared to men. There are very few men that break fifty million, let alone a hundred million followers, and you look at the top 20, 30 most popular people in the world, It's like three-quarters female, especially the over a hundr…”
Mar 11, 2016 bearish
De Masi: Uber and Airbnb are burning massive cash defending network effects
“Other than Uber and Airbnb, I can't think of you with the same sort of network effects. And you can see how much money it's taking them to defend that. I mean, even the private company info that's leaked there is they're all hosing through cash.”