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Spark Capital track record of hardware bets

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July 1, 2020

ashwinl

Decision-Making

Really impressed with @sparkcapital
– if you haven’t been watching, big bets in early hardware with Mirror, CTRL labs, Oculus, and Thalmic/North. These are often huge forward bets before a product or business and on trends that big companies start caring about and pay big $$

https://x.com/joshelman/status/1278011964526981121?s=46