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TWiST News: M.G. Siegler Explains the Current Venture Crisis and Google’s Antitrust Woes | E2023

TWiST News: M.G. Siegler Explains the Current Venture Crisis and Google’s Antitrust Woes | E2023

Update: 2024-10-09
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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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(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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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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TWiST News: M.G. Siegler Explains the Current Venture Crisis and Google’s Antitrust Woes | E2023

TWiST News: M.G. Siegler Explains the Current Venture Crisis and Google’s Antitrust Woes | E2023

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