Why founders need first believers, no matter the market.
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It’s no secret that it’s a white knuckle time for startups across the planet as volatile public and private markets, rising inflation, interest rate hysteria and geopolitical unease converge to create the perfect economic storm. For ambitious founders at the helm of capital-hungry, high-growth startups hot off the frothy back of a two-year pandemic investing boom, raising follow-on funding and holding valuation in these janky times is going to be pretty bloody tough.
Why founders need first believers, no matter the market.
Why founders need first believers, no matter…
Why founders need first believers, no matter the market.
It’s no secret that it’s a white knuckle time for startups across the planet as volatile public and private markets, rising inflation, interest rate hysteria and geopolitical unease converge to create the perfect economic storm. For ambitious founders at the helm of capital-hungry, high-growth startups hot off the frothy back of a two-year pandemic investing boom, raising follow-on funding and holding valuation in these janky times is going to be pretty bloody tough.