The Ledger

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John Henderson predicted in 2015 that blockchain would disrupt the financial industry
“So I'm hugely bullish on Bitcoin. I think, though, in the short term, there will be ups and downs and, you know, maybe a few more scandals. Long term, though, I think the blockchain or, you know, this ledger, public ledger technology will be fundamentally disr…”
John Henderson Apr 6, 2015 ▶ 17:36 20 VC 025: Finding the Right VC and The Evolution of Summly with John Henderson of White Star Capital
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Summly's three-week integration into Yahoo News Digest set a company speed record
“Within, I think it was within three weeks of the acquisition being announced, Summly had been included within Yahoo News Digest, which is their mobile app product, and that, I still think, is the record within Yahoo for the quickest integration ever.”
John Henderson Apr 6, 2015 ▶ 7:46 20 VC 025: Finding the Right VC and The Evolution of Summly with John Henderson of White Star Capital
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Yahoo acquired Summly primarily to acquihire its core technical talent
“Yahoo was specifically after the technical people in the company. So, you know, they took the CTO, they took the head of the algorithm, they took Nick.”
John Henderson Apr 6, 2015 ▶ 8:42 20 VC 025: Finding the Right VC and The Evolution of Summly with John Henderson of White Star Capital
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Christian Hernandez advised Summly while serving as Head of Facebook EMEA
“That was through it was through a guy called Christian Hernandez, who ran Facebook for EMEA at the time, and he was an angel investor and advisor to the company.”
John Henderson Apr 6, 2015 ▶ 4:04 20 VC 025: Finding the Right VC and The Evolution of Summly with John Henderson of White Star Capital
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