Masayoshi Son

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Unicorns Should Prepare For A Long Funding Winter, Says Masayoshi Son

The SoftBank CEO also said that the rate of new investments in startups will be half or could be as small as a quarter in compared to the last year

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Masayoshi Son-Funded Start-Ups Not Going 'Soft' On Employees

With Vision Fund II in sight, Softbank's portfolio companies in India and across the world are cutting jobs in order to reduce losses and shore up investor sentiment.

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Among VCs, Softbank Appeared The Most In Indian Media Followed By Sequoia and Tiger Global

Softbank reportedly suffered $6.5 billion in operating losses from investments in cash-burning businesses including New York-based real estate firm WeWork, and cab-hailing service Uber.

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Some Effect, But All is Well at WeWork India, Says Karan Virwani

Apart from sharing what has changed in terms of Indian operations after the WeWork episode in the US, Karan Virwani, CWeO for India, talks about three features that will make WeWork India stand out

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5 Key Highlights From Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son's Earnings Presentation

"Regret decision to invest in WeWork," said Son on Softbank's post-earnings conference call with the press

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Masayoshi Son Admits Judgment Errors. Is It the Start of the End?

"My judgment around WeWork was not right in many ways," he said on Wednesday after announcing company result

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WeWork, And The Problem With High Valuations in Tech

Bloated valuations in the tech sector isn't a new phenomenon. But investors aren't having it anymore.

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Friday Flashback: How Softbank's Founder Turned $5.5 billion to $15.5 billion Within a Day

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