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Elad Gil on startup fundraising in 2023, his bold predictions for Silicon Valley, AI market map, energy and the politics of nuclear power, and how he finds the smartest builders
The Aarthi and Sriram Show
Is M&A a Good Strategy for Fundraising?
M&A is actually an interesting skill for a lot of founders and it's not the most natural thing to them. If you're really focused on product team building engineering, you don't think of going on buying. I still think that financings are happening at a pretty fast pace on a relative basis. They take longer than they used to. The later the round, the harder it is because you're both stuck with an overhang in valuation.
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