Hikikomori

#59 - The SoftBank Vision Fund


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Masayoshi Son is a tremendously wealthy man, and the founder of megacorp SoftBank. He's also the creator of the SoftBank Vision Fund, the largest venture capital fund in the world. Despite being responsible for the investment of over $100 billion dollars to "improve the world", the Vision Fund has made countless unfathomable decisions... such as a $47 billion dollar investment in WeWork.

Today's guest is Tara! You can find her on Twitter @Tara__Tea, and her podcast Wintercrest @WintercrestPod.

For more content follow me on @hikikomoripodcast on Instagram where I'll be posting photos relevant to this episode!

You can also find me on Twitter @sequencepod, or you can listen to my other podcasts Final Fanservice and Not Another Film on any big podcast app.

Sources:

  • Reuters article on SoftBank losses
  • WSJ article on SoftBank losses
  • Value Walk - 10 of the worst Vision Fund investments
  • YouTube - SoftBank's worst investments
  • Yahoo Finance - Bio on Masayoshi Son
  • DataDrivenInvestor - Masayoshi compares himself to Jesus
  • Business Insider - Uber scandals
  • Fast Company - Neumann and Son
  • YouTube - ColdFusion video on WeWork
...more
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