'crisis' Tag
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The fallacy of relative valuations
September 4, 2022There’s a pattern that tends to play out in startup fundraising, and it usually occurs in early-stage startup ecosystems, where people are still learning, or immediately following a major macroeconomic correction. Both conditions are present in Japan today, so I’m not surprised to see some familiar themes return concerning startup valuations. The story typically plays […]
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10 Crisis initiatives for startups
April 14, 2020A fair bit of ink has been spilled with VC recommendations to startups on how to best confront the business challenges catalyzed by the covid-19 crisis. In fact, it’s practically compulsory writing for any VC on social media these days. Rather than write yet another of one of those posts, I’m taking a different angle. […]