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E73: Late-stage VC markdowns and mistakes, market strategy, Ukraine/Russia update with Brad Gerstner

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  • Mar 26, 2022
  • #Politics #PoliticalEconomy
David Friedberg
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(Host)
David Sacks
@DavidSacks
(Host)
Jason Calacanis
@JasonCalacanis
(Host)
Chamath Palihapitiya
@ChamathPalihapitiya
(Host)
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(0:00) Bestie Guestie Brad Gerstner is filling in for Friedberg (1:34) Understanding public SaaS and Internet multiples, Instacart's cuts its valuation by 40%, understanding realit... Show More

(0:00) Bestie Guestie Brad Gerstner is filling in for Friedberg
(1:34) Understanding public SaaS and Internet multiples, Instacart's cuts its valuation by 40%, understanding reality of overvalued late-stage companies
(21:52) Capital allocators at fault, how crossover funds are reacting, late-stage price discovery, investor and founder behavioral psychology
(40:37) Sacks' burn multiple, managing growth spend, new VC qualifications, lessons from the COVID bubble
(53:58) Russia/Ukraine: US potential non-ceasefire strategy, Zelenskyy's revelations in CNN interview, rhetoric getting more aggressive
(1:08:58) How will Putin withdraw without redacting the sanctions? What is the offramp? Zelenskyy's posture on global war
(1:24:18) Understanding China's recently announced tax cuts, All-In Summit talk
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Referenced in the show:
https://sacks.substack.com/p/the-burn-multiple-51a7e43cb200
https://substack.com/profile/11803623-jamin-ball
https://twitter.com/nfergus/status/1506243619384037378
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-03-22/niall-ferguson-putin-and-biden-misunderstand-history-in-ukraine-war
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10014.html
https://twitter.com/samramani2/status/1507378113893871617
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-first-phase-ukraine-operation-mostly-complete-focus-now-donbass-2022-03-25/
https://www.wptv.com/news/national/russia-ukraine-conflict/zelenskyy-warns-of-world-war-iii-if-russia-ukraine-peace-talks-fail
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/03/20/zelensky_ukraine_failed_putin_talks_would_mean_a_third_world_war.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/20/zelenskyy-ukraine-zakaria-interview-00018716
https://fortune.com/2022/03/25/russia-g20-summit-putin-biden-indonesia-bali-china-ukraine/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/world/europe/putin-speech-russia-ukraine.html
https://fortune.com/2022/03/24/putin-russia-natural-gas-europe-imports-pay-in-rubles-sanctions/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-considers-accepting-yuan-instead-of-dollars-for-chinese-oil-sales-11647351541
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/world/europe/putin-speech-russia-ukraine.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/24/biden-says-us-would-respond-to-russia-if-putin-uses-chemical-or-biological-weapons.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2014/03/09/blinken-u-s-would-not-recognize-crimea-secession/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-sticks-with-longstanding-u-s-policy-on-use-of-nuclear-weapons-amid-pressure-from-allies-11648176849
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-21/china-embraces-supply-side-economics-with-tax-cuts

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Romeen Sheth @RomeenSheth · Mar 26, 2022
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This was one of the best (and most timely) episodes yet: - reality of private market reset - building an enduring business - danger of misaligned incentives - importance of picking vs. indexing Especially enjoyed @DavidSacks + @altcap perspectives in this one
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