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| | | We surveyed 15 top social network VCs to find out more about the trends they’re seeing and what excites them today: - Olivia Moore, CRV
- Justine Moore, CRV
- Connie Chan, Andreessen Horowitz
- Alexis Ohanian, Initialized Capital
- Niko Bonatsos, General Catalyst
- Josh Coyne, Kleiner Perkins
- Wayne Hu, Signal Fire
- Alexia Bonatsos, Dream Machine
- Josh Elman, Angel Investor
- Aydin Senkut, Felicis Ventures
- James Currier, NFX
- Pippa Lamb, Sweet Capital
- Christian Dorffer, Sweet Capital
- Jim Scheinman, Maven Ventures
- Eva Casanova, Day One Ventures
Respondents predicted which tech will spawn major social networks and apps in the near future and also identified startup ideas they’ve seen fail repeatedly. Come back next Tuesday to get their deep takes on social investing in the COVID-19 era. Thanks for reading! Walter Thompson
Senior Editor, TechCrunch
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