Honey, I shrunk the revenue multiple
With new leadership and a soon-to-be-thinned employee base, Lyft is going to look a heck of a lot different at the end of 2023 than it did at the start. …
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Read the room
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Despite regulatory concerns, the US is far from losing its venture crown
Coinbase is open to leaving the United States in the wake of a regulatory dispute with the government. A tone shift of that magnitude could have an impact on where …
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Turns out most unicorns today are more myth than reality
The pace at which new billion-dollar startups are minted is in freefall. Given what we’ve seen recently concerning the late-stage funding market, we shouldn’t be shocked. As late-stage dollars retreat …
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The venture market may be correcting more than we think to pre-COVID times
Ever since the tech downturn began affecting startups, a question kept coming up: What if we are witnessing a correction? The question implied that the way deals were done in …
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What if Scandinavian startups don’t need Y Combinator?
When The Exchange wrote about Sweden’s startup scene at the end of last month, we said we’d revisit the Nordics this week. Well, a promise is a promise. But after …
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Substack takes a different tack to raise more capital
It turns out that if you have an active customer audience invested in the long-term viability and success of your platform, you can crowdfund a venture-sized extension round. Substack, a …
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