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Should Founders Still Raise in an Economic Downturn?

Dream It

Jason sat down with Steve Barsh , Managing Partner of Dreamit, to give founders relevant downturn strategies. Having been at the forefront of the dot-com boom, 9/11, and the financial crisis of 2008, Jason knows what it takes to survive this downturn. Your primary job as a founder is to save the business. Resiliency.

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7 investors discuss why edtech startups must go back to basics to survive

TechCrunch

Jan Lynn-Matern , founder and partner, Emerge Education. We have not seen a sharp increase in unemployment — as of May 2022, unemployment was just 3.6%, compared to 5% at the start and 10% at its peak during the 2008 recession — largely due to the tight labor market that emerged from the pandemic and the Great Resignation. million U.S.

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9 Steps to Start Making Money in Crypto

Entrepreneur's Handbook

You can also follow the co-founders Ryan Sean Adams ( @RyanSAdams ) & David Hoffman ( @TrustlessState ). He’s trusted enough among founders and crypto enthusiasts that he was even roped into acting as the escrow account for $22M in bets between Do Kwon & some critics. Ryan Selkis ( @twobitidiot ) : one of the longest tenured?—?and

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Mayfield’s Arvind Gupta discusses startup fundraising during a downturn

TechCrunch

Between his roles as co-leader of Mayfield Fund’s engineering biology practice and founder at IndieBio, Arvind Gupta reviewed approximately 470 startup pitches last year. “In 10 days, I can do the primary research and work with the founders to come to a conclusion there. For a larger Series A check.

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The Equity Seller’s Bubble of 2021 Part 2 • 2022 From a Startup Equity Seller’s to an Equity Buyer’s Market

Angel Capital Association

2022: The Aftermath In 2022 war, inflation, rising interest rates and a tougher economic environment–one not buoyed by historically low interest rates–brought an end to the long-term bull market in assets (the “everything bubble”), including startup capital. Recovery from the 2008 Great Recession took two years and was relatively weak.

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