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Interest rates, inflation and “getting fit” with Brad Gerstner | E1639

This Week in Startups

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Are Venture-Backed Companies Going Through a Catastrophe?

Silicon Valley is full of investors that are either too young or lack the courage to talk truth to founders for fear of not being loved. What I see returning now, which I'm happy about, is truth telling that's founder friendly. There's a big effect here since Elon took over Twitter, this Elon effect. Everybody can say whatever they want about his style, his approach, et cetera. But the courage in making that level of change and everybody said the lights would turn off at Twitter wouldn't work anymore.

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