There's a huge number of companies who do not have that going on. It'll be a hard year, but that's not going to be on your head. The knives are sharp. People are coming out trying to figure out how they can extract the most value in terms of being the new player in the capital stack. If your company is working, you'll figure out how to navigate through it. But growing revenue fast does not mean thatyour company is working. Back to those gross margins, back to the contribution, back to your tech. We're back to basics now."
(0:00) Jason Kicks off the show
(2:49) Brad Feld, Co-founder of Foundry, talks about starting out in investing
(13:30) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/angel
(14:56) Brad’s thesis for whom he’ll get in the “trenches” with
(20:48) MasterClass - Get 15% off an annual membership at https://masterclass.com/startups
(22:22) Fighting to the end + Investing through the dot-com bubble
(38:13) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups
(39:43) Surviving the GFC
(44:23) Brad’s perspective on the investor/CEO dynamic + being a leader in a down market
(1:00:02) Reflecting on the speculative asset bubble
(1:16:44) Looking forward into 2023
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