TWiST News: M.G. Siegler Explains the Current Venture Crisis and Google’s Antitrust Woes | E2023
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Todays show:
M.G. Siegler joins Jason and Alex to discuss the current venture capital crisis (14:11), and challenges in the venture industry, particularly in early-stage returns and high valuations (18:42). They also address future exits and the impact of regulatory measures on M&A (27:14), Google's antitrust case (49:08), and much more!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) M.G. Siegler joins Jason and Alex
(5:05) M.G. Siegler's journey from journalism to venture capital
(8:33) Differences between journalism and venture capital
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(11:02) Media training and transparency in companies
(14:11) Venture capital's current state and CRV's capital return
(16:23) Challenges and opportunities in the venture industry
(18:42) Early stage venture returns and the impact of high valuations
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(23:07) Future exits and liquidity evaluations in startups
(27:14) Acquisitions, hackquisitions, and regulatory impact on M&A
(34:09) Venture capital dynamics and fundraising during market downturn
(35:48) Predictions for the startup market recovery
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(38:57) AI competition among tech giants and Meta's hardware challenges
(45:47) Venture capital dynamics and favorite AI tools
(49:08) Google's antitrust case
(55:25) Possible effects of opening Google's search API
(1:03:41) Potential Google spin-offs
(1:06:27) Audience Q&A
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