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The Times Briefing for the Morning of Monday 13th March

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Jason is joined by FirstMark Capital’s Rick Heitzmann, who started his investment career in 1999. They discuss “sobering up” after the 14-year bull run (1:55), Airbnb’s response to the downturn (7:38), how senior leaders must act as shock absorbers for their founders (26:30), and more!

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:55) Rick’s experience of the “Speculative Asset Bubble”

(7:38) Airbnb’s reaction to the downturn

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(12:58) Rick’s memory of the Dot Com bubble

(19:39) Advice for founders in a downturn

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(23:29) How CAC and LTV have changed

(26:30) The emotional state of Founders and keeping them focused

(35:09) Term sheets in the Dot Com era and today

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(41:21) Different forms of exits + Key attributes in founders

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Anthony Wood helped transform the media landscape…twice. First, in the early 2000’s, when he invented a device that let you record, pause, and re-watch live TV. The DVR was a game-changer, but the company Anthony built around it—ReplayTV—was eventually out-maneuvered by TiVo. Unfazed, Anthony developed another piece of hardware; one that would tap into the growing power of the internet by letting TV’s stream digital content. In 2008, he launched the Roku box, a $99 device that connected your TV to the internet, with a remote simple enough for your grandmother to use. It’s hard to imagine now, but Anthony initially had a hard time convincing investors and media execs that the Roku—and streaming devices like it—would completely change the way we watch TV. Today, Roku has grown into an expansive media company that creates and distributes content to more than 65 million accounts worldwide.

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As the rollout of bivalent boosters for Covid-19 continues, experts are concerned that the US isn’t doing enough to support the development of the next wave of vaccines and treatments that the world needs. In this week’s episode, we hear from White House Covid coordinator Ashish Jha, professor of molecular medicine and cardiologist Eric Topol and the FT’s US pharmaceuticals correspondent Jamie Smyth on what the future of Covid vaccines could and should look like.  

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For further reading:

Investors ditch vaccine stocks after Joe Biden says ‘pandemic is over’

Joe Biden’s Covid-19 tsar warns millions risk losing access to treatment

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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Krystal and Saagar talk about the DHS board shutting down, BLM grifting, Netflix programming, Jared Kushner, American journalist killed, Southern Baptist abuse scandal, Starbucks workers, Bezos posting, Dem election fights, US Middle East diplomacy, Davos men, and Baby Formula crisis! 

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Sunday Double-header! First, in VC Sunday School, Jason explains non-dilutive funding's impact on startups (2:18). Then, Molly interviews Continuum Ag Founder Mitchell Hora. His company helps farmers analyze their soil and create a roadmap improve it via a holistic approach known as regenerative agriculture (21:33).

(00:00) Jason and Molly tee-up the show
(02:18) VCSS: Discussing non-dilutive funding
(12:37) Intercom - Get advanced Intercom features and Early Stage Academy at a 95% discount https://www.intercom.com/early-stage
(13:53) More on venture debt and factoring
(18:33) Jason and Molly Introduce the Climate Guest
(20:17) Cyvatar - Get your first 2 months free at https://cyvatar.ai/twist
(21:33) TWiCS w/ Mitchell Hora of Continuum Ag
(30:20) Thorne - Personalized, scientific wellness. Go to https://Thorne.com/u/TWIST
(31:23) Mitchell Hora on the importance of healthy, balanced soil

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