Monegro: Big Tech will not be affected by crypto in short term
Joel Monegro · 20VC: Why Most The Value In Crypto Will Accrue in Governance, When Institutional Capital Will Enter The Space and How To Think About Liquidity In Crypto with Joel Monegro, Founding Partner @ Placeholder.VC · Jul 2, 2018 · at 10:19
Joel Monegro, Founding Partner at Placeholder VC, clarifies that traditional internet giants will continue thriving in the near term despite crypto's long-term threat.
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“So the companies that I mentioned, Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, they're incredible. And will continue to be for quite some time. It's not like they're going to be affected by the rise of crypto in the short term.”
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