Tech stocks vs Melbourne Cup 2019 edition

Alan Jones
Nov 5 · 4 min read

#NupToTheCup and my annual protest against the state-sponsored animal cruelty and gambling addiction which is the race that stops the nation.

Australian Greens social media poster quoting research showing 122 racehorses died on Australian race tracks last year.
Australian Greens social media poster quoting research showing 122 racehorses died on Australian race tracks last year.
Not a good look.

It’s been a big year for the Australian horse racing industry, and not the good kind of big.

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I’m Alan Jones, an EiR for startup accelerators, GP at M8 Ventures. Previously investor, founder, and early Yahoo PM. Opinions mine (but should also be yours).

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