A New Fantasy for the Pod

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Sarah canon is a general partner at index ventures. And you saw her recently as the season for angel pod casts premir gas. Welcome back to the pod, sarah. It's an thrill to be reunited. We're not sure if we can actually trust the numbers out of ch China. But china, singapore, south korea seem to be back to business as almost normal. Same with japan. The dow's been whipping up and down itso are, based on your work,. i know you were inside the obama administration, what's your thought, generally, on where we're at with this crisis? Where do you think we are in terms of understanding what to

1:04 Jason intros Alex Wilhelm & Sarah Cannon
5:00 COVID-19: Where are we now?
10:12 Have would Obama have handled this situation? What are the proper next steps?
15:29 Sarah lays out her economic stimulus plan
20:29 How much has the political landscape changed over the last few months?
22:08 How would a stimulus plan work in practice?
24:36 What will change about the gig economy and healthcare coverage?
28:35 Will the average American citizen's perspective on the world change?
33:23 Alex shares his thoughts on the media's handling of COVID-19, and what Twitter's role has been during the crisis
45:09 Jason's theory on what we should do differently next time around, and it is applicable in America?
50:08 What is the endgame of COVID-19? How long will it last and how bad will it get?
1:00:42 Chances of civil unrest/chaos? Are testing incentives the best way to bend the curve?
1:10:14 Thoughts on WeWork/SoftBank news & why Sarah didn't invest
1:13:22 How Sarah is advising her portfolio companies during COVID-19, benefits of overcapitalization
1:18:42 Durability of SaaS revenue during a recession