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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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Mentioned on the show:

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/08/doj-indicates-its-considering-google-breakup-following-monopoly-ruling.html

https://spyglass.org/vc-crisis

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