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The Bet

The Compound and Friends

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SoftBank's $300 Billion Vision Fund

The Japanese conglomerate's technology investment unit reported a seismic $32 billion loss for its full year. SoftBank found their Masioshi son launched his $100 billion vision fund over half a decade ago, is that an increment we're now using? Half a decade? Five years ago, the economy was sunny. Startups were being sprayed with money. And a new tech led era was on the horizon. He claimed to have a 300 year plan. A lot of shit happened. We work robot pizza, dog walking.

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