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Opinion

Liew: Pessimism around consumer tech investing is unwarranted

“I actually say that the evidence suggests that there's actually a lot of breakthroughs happening on the consumer side. You know, HQ Trivia is having a moment right now. TBH, Saraja, Marco Polo, Musical.ly, as we mentioned, Cheddar, Prisma, Pokemon Go, all on t…”

Jeremy Liew Feb 19, 2018 ▶ 6:09 20VC: Lightspeed's Jeremy Liew on Being The First Investor in Snapchat, Why The Pessimism Around Consumer Is Wrong & Why Silicon Valley Is An Isolated Bubble and What Can Be Done To Change This

Opinion

Belsky: Pokémon GO's early momentum faded because it relied on novelty

“Pokemon go, for example, right. Is something that just got a ton of momentum super quickly, but it wasn't like the more you used it, the better it became. It was sort of a novelty that at least for me began to fade.”

Scott Belsky Feb 27, 2017 ▶ 9:02 20VC: Benchmark's Scott Belsky on What Makes Truly The Best VCs? Why Entrepreneurs Must Focus on 'The First Mile' & The Key Ingredients To The Perfect Onboarding Process

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Flynn: Pokémon Go proves massive mobile opportunities remain

“I think all you have to do is look at the success of what Pokemon Go has had literally over the last week to realize, hey, there's still massive opportunities to deliver magical experiences to end users by leveraging these devices.”

Sean Flynn Jul 27, 2016 ▶ 12:29 20VC: Mythbuster: Is Mobile Dying? Is AR/VR Overhyped? Is The Excitement Around Bots Justified with Sean Flynn, Partner @ Shasta Ventures

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