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We've got a transportation startup on the program. It's called Uber and the CEO Dara is here to talk all about it

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Okay, but first the news soft bank backed catera is shutting down

And I think this is an important

topic for two reasons one

I want to talk to you about over funding of startups and the problems that can cause

And then I want to talk to you about a new concept. I have been discussing internally

Something I call slingshot startups and these are startups that got set back during the pandemic

But like a slingshot they got pulled back

And all that energy built up and now that the reopening is happening

They are moving again, but with more velocity sometimes you have to step back to go forward

Let's start with catera if you don't know this is a vertically integrated construction startup

What does that mean?

It means they try to make construction work better

Faster and taller, etc

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