What Are the Companies That Survived the Internet Bubble?

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When you look at the companies that made it through previous bubbles, what do they have in common? What were the traits that when, hey, venture dollars dry up, public markets close, and IPOs can't happen? And all the venture tourists, which we always experience at the last third of the bubble. Because everything starts to get stale and you can't really make it. But let me talk about the differences between kind of the internet bubble and the GFC.

Four-cycle investor and Redpoint Ventures Co-Founder Geoff Yang joins to discuss his early years in VC (1:45), what it takes for a founder to survive in a down market (11:47), what makes CEOs like Frank Slootman and David Zaslav stand out, and more! (43:35)

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:45) Geoff Yang’s experience cracking into VC

(10:26) LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://linkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for free.

(11:47) Surviving and thriving in a down market

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(23:29) Being flexible and understanding risk as an entrepreneur

(30:00) Accomplishing the most with the least

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(35:17) Geoff’s favorite investments

(43:35) Working with David Zaslav

(50:57) What’s next for Geoff + Generative AI

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