Dream It

APRIL 8, 2020

Jason sat down with Steve Barsh , Managing Partner of Dreamit, to give founders relevant downturn strategies. Runway is a crucial indicator of survival that signifies your company’s future financial ability to sustain operations. If you cannot sustain operations for 18 months, cut your burn rate so you can extend your runway.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

This program is preparing and connecting Metro Detroit Black-owned businesses to various funding resources to ensure their sustained success. The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed unforeseen challenges on entrepreneurs and further accelerated a shift to digital ways of working. How do we bridge this gap?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

I would say the past few years have been more of an anomaly, and we are getting back to a more sustainable pace. How has this affected your edtech portfolio’s ability to grow, and how are you changing strategy? The pandemic has not necessarily changed our thesis but has accelerated many of its underlying trends.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

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. The exit markets fueling higher valuations are essentially closed.

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