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When it comes to the coverage of venture-backed startups, the topic of profitability isn't considered the most exciting angle. Our obsession with unicorns, skyrocketing valuations, and shorter fundraise cycles ignores the fact that nearly ninety percent of venture-backed startups don't make it to their Series C
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I recently wrote a post about the negative impact of the Casper IPO on investor sentiment in the Direct-To-Consumer (“DTC”) space. Anytime a company in a sector goes public at a valuation that is less than half the valuation of its last round, it’s going to ripple through the
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In the world of startups and venture capital, industries move in and out of favor very fast. It doesn’t take much for an industry that’s been attracting huge amounts of investor attention and capital to suddenly lose its shine. We are seeing this happen right now in the
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The recent WeWork IPO debacle is certainly a great demonstration of how unreliable and arbitrary private company valuations can be. Six weeks ago, WeWork expected to go public at a valuation of as much as $60 billion. Now, they are on the edge of bankruptcy and hoping for a lifeline