A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I saw two charts last week that showed the same thing: This chart was in the deck I shared here last week called Consumer Trends 2022. It shows that after a big lift in 2020 and a bit of a lull in 2021, the e-commerce trendline is back to its old baseline. This is our portfolio company DuckDuckGo ‘s search traffic curve, available here , on a ten-day moving average.

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Advisor Rankings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Google recently confirmed a major update to its local search algorithm. The update – named Vicinity by the SEO community – rolled out between November 30th and December 8th, 2021. It is the largest change to the Local Algorithm since the Possum update in 2016. The update is different from the usual algorithm update as it isn’t fixing bugs or targeting spam.

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Africa Private Equity News

DECEMBER 19, 2021

In a continent such as Africa – with 54 countries – it is vital for deal-doers, new and seasoned, to stay abreast of local, competition and tax law trends. Africa Private Equity News is an ideal platform to share these knowledge and legal updates.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Plus, the growing list of investors in tree-planting fintech Aspiration

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