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Equity

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🗓️ 29 October 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Right, here's what Natasha, Danny, and your humble servant got into this week: The huge COVID-related hit that public markets took this week, with tech getting hit extra hard. An antitrust brouhaha! As the Vista-Plaid deal and others gets a hard look, we wondered what it could all mean for startups were a bit more suited for M&A than an IPO. Up next we dug into how founders are raising money before they even quit their jobs, a trend that Natasha is digging into. From there it was a Danny segment, riffing on his 2020s piece, and dive into where he sees the most ripe chances for startups to truly change the world. We just hope the capital follows the opportunities. Then it was time to talk accelerators, with Natasha detailing on the Indie Bio class, and my taking of the show through some recent Techstars companies. VCs raised too, with the three of us talking about The Engine and Impact America raising fresh new funds. And then we chatted about the Yuanfudao round, and a Series B that The Wanderlust Group just put together.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody. This is Alex. Hey, it's Natasha. And we are here to talk just for a second about Extra Crunch
0:06.7	Tech Crunchy subscription product. Extra Crunch is where a lot of our best analysis and follow-up stories lives. We focus a lot on startups, building, and even
0:16.5	poke fun here and there.
0:18.5	It's true. I also write a daily column called The Exchange that's over on Extra Crunch, and
0:22.4	the good news is if you don't have
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0:29.4	there is so don't tell anyone who doesn't listen to equity because they're not invited the code is equity all caps for 50% off your extra crunch subscription
0:39.2	So head over to techwrench.com slash subscribe use that code make us look good internally we say
0:44.4	thanks across the internet and now let's do a show. Hello and welcome back to Equity. Tech Runches of Venture Capital Focus Podcast
1:03.4	where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.
1:05.7	My name is Alex Wilhelm, and I am joined by two of my absolute favorites.
1:08.8	I have Natasha Moscarenis here.
1:10.3	How are you doing?
1:11.2	Doing good.
1:11.9	I think last week I was a three out of 10 and I'm a six out of 10 this week that's a hundred
1:16.4	percent week over week growth that means she's actually a Y C startup Danny you're also here
1:20.0	Danny how are you doing I'm cranky yes if you don't get to hear the pre-show
1:24.9	our dear friends who are listening to this but the pre-show is pretty much
1:27.2	just Danny complaining for 20 minutes. I have I have gotten five emails
1:31.2	about holiday gift guides and it's not even November.
1:34.4	We are so far away from the holidays, my friends.
1:36.8	We don't even know if the holidays are going to come this year.
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