E36: TikTok Search Ads & Startups Round Down

In E36, Mike Boland and Charles Laughlin banter about two issues that were on their collective minds over the past week.

First, Mike talks about a potential new threat to Google’s search advertising dominance. And that is TikTok’s moves into search marketing via its new and oddly named Search Ads Toggle.

Then Charlie raised an unrelated topic. Are down rounds becoming normal? And are they a harbinger of the end of the VC winter? This thread was promoted by the fintech Ramp raising an impressive $300 million, but at a significantly reduced valuation. 

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