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E21: Recession fears, AI market shifts, and the future of tech hubs
Friday, 16 August, 2024
Todays show: David Weisburd hosts Elad Gil, David York, and Jason Calacanis to discuss recession fears, new investment trends, geographic and talent concentration in the startup sector, and more! (0:00) David Weisburd intros Elad Gil, David York, and Jason Calacanis (0:31) Recession fears and their effects on Silicon Valley and startups (3:47) Economic news impact on AI and SaaS ecosystem slowdown (7:00) Macro factors affecting startups and advice for founders (11:04) Excess funding options and the role of financial sponsors (17:40) Zero-based budgeting at Twitter and early-stage investment strategies (20:30) Rise of AI programs and the competitive advantage of tech ecosystems (23:29) Startup culture analogies and the impact of content creation (27:19) Running accelerator programs and AI's impact on tech stacks (32:40) FTC ruling on non-competes, liquidity challenges, and private market trends (40:11) Tax implications, capital costs, and synthetic stock in private companies (46:07) Delaware section 220 requests and secondary market evolution (49:19) AI talent, unicorn distribution, and local talent pool impacts (56:24) Company relocations, workforce distribution, and over-hiring issues (1:00:20) Return to office movement and the future of remote work dynamics (1:07:23) Building in-person culture and the importance for AI startups (1:09:59) Essentialism in venture firms and focusing on winners Mentioned on the show: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/futures-slide-amazon-intel-forecasts-disappoint-jobs-data-awaited-2024-08-02 https://www.boringbusinessnerd.com/post/top-startup-accelerators Follow Elad: X: https://x.com/eladgil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eladgil Check out: https://eladgil.com Follow David York: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-york-2407295 Check out: https://ttcp.com Follow David Weisburd: X: https://twitter.com/DWeisburd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd Check out: https://10xcapital.com Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Listen on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liquidity/id1729433064 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2T64PheDtaMDmFH9pS3GgK Follow on X: https://x.com/liquiditypod
