Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA
@brianlaungaoaeh.bsky.social
“The NextGen #IndustrialTransformation & #SupplyChainTech VC Specialist.” #ResearchDriven #EarlyStage. Founder & Managing General Partner - REFASHIOND Ventures; Founder #TNYSCM & #TWSCF; Adj. Professor of Supply Chain & Operations Management @NYU
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Magic Leap tells customers the Magic Leap 1 AR headset, which launched in August 2018, and its apps will "cease to function" from December 31, 2024 (David Heaney/UploadVR)
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September 1, 2023 at 1:01 AM
Magic Leap tells customers the Magic Leap 1 AR headset, which launched in August 2018, and its apps will "cease to function" from December 31, 2024 (David Heaney/UploadVR)
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London-based telehealth startup Babylon Health, once valued at ~$2B after being backed by DeepMind and others, is being sold for parts after going bankrupt (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)
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September 1, 2023 at 1:30 AM
London-based telehealth startup Babylon Health, once valued at ~$2B after being backed by DeepMind and others, is being sold for parts after going bankrupt (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)
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Feels like this is the core issue of society today.
August 17, 2023 at 5:57 AM
Feels like this is the core issue of society today.
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Hey everyone, I could really use 1 day / week of tech contracting to fund my aid work right now. We're kinda at a pivotal moment, but donations are still catching up.
I'm good at:
- web dev
- domain modeling
- project management
- IRL ops
- networking
- startups
Techies plz share <3
I'm good at:
- web dev
- domain modeling
- project management
- IRL ops
- networking
- startups
Techies plz share <3
July 5, 2023 at 10:32 PM
Hey everyone, I could really use 1 day / week of tech contracting to fund my aid work right now. We're kinda at a pivotal moment, but donations are still catching up.
I'm good at:
- web dev
- domain modeling
- project management
- IRL ops
- networking
- startups
Techies plz share <3
I'm good at:
- web dev
- domain modeling
- project management
- IRL ops
- networking
- startups
Techies plz share <3
Wow.
Conservative activist behind US affirmative action cases sues venture capital fund.
Conservative activist behind US affirmative action cases sues venture capital fund.
Conservative activist behind US affirmative action cases sues venture capital fund
A group founded by the conservative activist instrumental in the U.S. Supreme Court's June decision rejecting affirmative action in collegiate admissions on Wednesday sued an Atlanta-based venture cap...
www.reuters.com
August 3, 2023 at 7:53 AM
Wow.
Conservative activist behind US affirmative action cases sues venture capital fund.
Conservative activist behind US affirmative action cases sues venture capital fund.
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Is there a place/agency/person to report accelerators or startup competitions that have ties to #China or other adversarial nations of special concern?
#natsec #trustedcapital
#natsec #trustedcapital
June 26, 2023 at 6:39 PM
Is there a place/agency/person to report accelerators or startup competitions that have ties to #China or other adversarial nations of special concern?
#natsec #trustedcapital
#natsec #trustedcapital
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Cyber security against nation-state threats and criminal enterprises should be a public benefit. This for-profit security model isn't working. There. I said it.
For profit-security for national-scale problems always a bad idea (i.e. fire depts in the 1800s).
#natsec
For profit-security for national-scale problems always a bad idea (i.e. fire depts in the 1800s).
#natsec
June 27, 2023 at 4:14 PM
Cyber security against nation-state threats and criminal enterprises should be a public benefit. This for-profit security model isn't working. There. I said it.
For profit-security for national-scale problems always a bad idea (i.e. fire depts in the 1800s).
#natsec
For profit-security for national-scale problems always a bad idea (i.e. fire depts in the 1800s).
#natsec
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doesn't understand the product he's in charge of but that's the least of his problems
i thought Reddit CEO Steve Huffman came off bad in his interview with The Verge
this new one with NBC News is disqualifying
Reddit's unpopular changes were inspired by Elon Musk's layoffs & cost-cutting (like not paying bills) at Twitter.
insane.
this new one with NBC News is disqualifying
Reddit's unpopular changes were inspired by Elon Musk's layoffs & cost-cutting (like not paying bills) at Twitter.
insane.
June 17, 2023 at 12:20 AM
doesn't understand the product he's in charge of but that's the least of his problems
A professor has tracked the colleges of Fortune 500 CEOs for 20 years. He was stunned to learn Ivy Leagues don’t matter that much. https://fortune.com/2023/06/14/fortune-500-ceo-colleges-ivy-league/
A professor has tracked the colleges of Fortune 500 CEOs for 20 years. He was stunned to learn Ivy L...
“Like everyone else,” David Kang assumed the Ivy Leagues would dominate, “but the largest place they had gone was to no college at all.”
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June 17, 2023 at 12:22 AM
A professor has tracked the colleges of Fortune 500 CEOs for 20 years. He was stunned to learn Ivy Leagues don’t matter that much. https://fortune.com/2023/06/14/fortune-500-ceo-colleges-ivy-league/
US chipping away at semiconductor supply chains https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/us-chipping-away-at-semiconductor-supply-chains/
US chipping away at semiconductor supply chains
On October 7, 2022, the US Bureau of Industry and Security issued new regulations on exports of semiconductors and certain semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The rules attempt to block Chinese …
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June 16, 2023 at 12:53 PM
US chipping away at semiconductor supply chains https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/us-chipping-away-at-semiconductor-supply-chains/
Empirical evidence for our investment thesis @refashiond increases daily.
Join us. It’s Day 0.
#IndustrialTransformation #SupplyChain #Innovation #Technology #Startups #VentureCapital
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#IndustrialTransformation #SupplyChain #Innovation #Technology #Startups #VentureCapital
The US Is Preparing Evacuation Plans for American Citizens in Taiwan (Exclusive)
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June 13, 2023 at 11:53 AM
Empirical evidence for our investment thesis @refashiond increases daily.
Join us. It’s Day 0.
#IndustrialTransformation #SupplyChain #Innovation #Technology #Startups #VentureCapital
Join us. It’s Day 0.
#IndustrialTransformation #SupplyChain #Innovation #Technology #Startups #VentureCapital
Run. Don't walk.
The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation's chapter in Toronto is growing.
#TWSCF | The world is a supply chain.™
Check out "Toronto Summer 2023 Supply Chain Networking Mixer" https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-summer-2023-supply-chain-networking-mixer-tickets-613381730267?
The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation's chapter in Toronto is growing.
#TWSCF | The world is a supply chain.™
Check out "Toronto Summer 2023 Supply Chain Networking Mixer" https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-summer-2023-supply-chain-networking-mixer-tickets-613381730267?
Toronto Summer 2023 Supply Chain Networking Mixer
Join us for Toronto's largest supply chain networking event, where you can connect with industry professionals
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June 2, 2023 at 7:38 AM
Run. Don't walk.
The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation's chapter in Toronto is growing.
#TWSCF | The world is a supply chain.™
Check out "Toronto Summer 2023 Supply Chain Networking Mixer" https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-summer-2023-supply-chain-networking-mixer-tickets-613381730267?
The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation's chapter in Toronto is growing.
#TWSCF | The world is a supply chain.™
Check out "Toronto Summer 2023 Supply Chain Networking Mixer" https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-summer-2023-supply-chain-networking-mixer-tickets-613381730267?
May 23, 2023
More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got a boost from the US Supreme Court
More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got a boost from the US Supreme Court
More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got a boost from the US Supreme Court
Honolulu, Baltimore, Charleston, S.C. and several other cities harmed by rising seas and extreme weather are suing the oil industry. At stake is who pays for the staggering costs of climate change.
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May 28, 2023 at 10:28 AM
May 23, 2023
More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got a boost from the US Supreme Court
More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got a boost from the US Supreme Court
We are living in a world that embodies our investment thesis at REFASHIOND Ventures: Escalating Geopolitical Tensions; Global Warming & Severe Weather; Consumer Behavior & Demographics.
Join us.
#SupplyChain #Innovation #Technology #Startups
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#SupplyChain #Innovation #Technology #Startups
Every major agriculture region around the world is facing a future of more 'flash droughts,' study says
A flash drought in the Dakotas and Montana in 2017 caused $2.6 billion in agricultural damage in the U.S. alone.
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May 28, 2023 at 6:22 AM
We are living in a world that embodies our investment thesis at REFASHIOND Ventures: Escalating Geopolitical Tensions; Global Warming & Severe Weather; Consumer Behavior & Demographics.
Join us.
#SupplyChain #Innovation #Technology #Startups
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I agree with him. This should lead to a more resilient semiconductor chip supply chain.
Semiconductor: Chip nationalism is a 'blessing,' SEMI CEO says
Multiple hubs worldwide would encourage the growth of the semiconductor industry, which is expected to reach US$1 trillion by 2030.
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May 27, 2023 at 5:18 PM
I agree with him. This should lead to a more resilient semiconductor chip supply chain.
When I make this argument, most people look at me as if I am a Gorgon.
Why resilient and supply chain objectives can be achieved through the same means.
Why resilient and supply chain objectives can be achieved through the same means.
Why resilient and supply chain objectives can be achieved through the same means.
scm.ncsu.edu
May 27, 2023 at 12:14 PM
When I make this argument, most people look at me as if I am a Gorgon.
Why resilient and supply chain objectives can be achieved through the same means.
Why resilient and supply chain objectives can be achieved through the same means.
This is a must read. Humans have been vastly underestimated, and we continue to do so at our own peril.
Technology Was Supposed to Transform Insurance Pricing. It Hasn’t. - WSJ
Technology Was Supposed to Transform Insurance Pricing. It Hasn’t. - WSJ
Technology Was Supposed to Transform Insurance Pricing. It Hasn’t.
Insurtech startups made lofty promises on disrupting incumbents. But they couldn’t leverage data as freely as they’d hoped—and struggled against ‘900-pound gorillas’ in the industry
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May 27, 2023 at 10:06 AM
This is a must read. Humans have been vastly underestimated, and we continue to do so at our own peril.
Technology Was Supposed to Transform Insurance Pricing. It Hasn’t. - WSJ
Technology Was Supposed to Transform Insurance Pricing. It Hasn’t. - WSJ
Economic data expert Gaya Herrington says overconsumption has brought the world to a dangerous tipping point, but there’s still time to act.
The Planet Can’t Sustain Rapid Growth Much Longer
Economic data expert Gaya Herrington says overconsumption has brought the world to a dangerous tipping point, but there’s still time to act.
www.wired.com
May 24, 2023 at 3:50 AM
Economic data expert Gaya Herrington says overconsumption has brought the world to a dangerous tipping point, but there’s still time to act.
“Venture capitalists have supercharged surveillance, immiseration, and dispossession. Why should we trust them with so much power over the economy?”
Abolish Venture Capitalism
Venture capitalists have supercharged surveillance, immiseration, and dispossession. Why should we trust them with so much power over the economy?
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May 23, 2023 at 8:42 PM
“Venture capitalists have supercharged surveillance, immiseration, and dispossession. Why should we trust them with so much power over the economy?”
Times are changing.
Companies Unveil Details About Supply-Chain Financing Under New Rule
FASB disclosure rule reveals how and to what extent companies are using the finance tool. Critics say the reports, while compliant, don’t go far enough.
www.wsj.com
May 23, 2023 at 6:53 PM
Times are changing.
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Chipmaking machine giant Applied Materials plans to invest up to $4B in a Sunnyvale, California, research facility over seven years to improve collaboration (Don Clark/New York Times)
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May 22, 2023 at 11:05 AM
Chipmaking machine giant Applied Materials plans to invest up to $4B in a Sunnyvale, California, research facility over seven years to improve collaboration (Don Clark/New York Times)
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Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp users can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending them; messages get an "edited" tag and time stamp for the change (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
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May 22, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp users can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending them; messages get an "edited" tag and time stamp for the change (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
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Meta unveils open-source AI models it says can identify 4,000+ spoken languages and produce speech for 1,000+ languages, an increase of 40x and 10x respectively (Rhiannon Williams/MIT Technology Review)
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May 22, 2023 at 6:21 PM
Meta unveils open-source AI models it says can identify 4,000+ spoken languages and produce speech for 1,000+ languages, an increase of 40x and 10x respectively (Rhiannon Williams/MIT Technology Review)
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Experts say a ban on "forever chemicals", considered toxic for humans and the environment, could derail the EU's chip plans as there are no safe alternatives (Financial Times)
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May 22, 2023 at 9:20 AM
Experts say a ban on "forever chemicals", considered toxic for humans and the environment, could derail the EU's chip plans as there are no safe alternatives (Financial Times)
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