I started in venture during the 2000 dot com bust, raised first Atomico fund in 2008 financial crisis & now started Moonfire during 2020 coronavirus crisis. My timing is impeccable! Basic learnings: cash is king, crisis=opportunity, don’t catch falling knives.
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Any great examples of large cos coming out of big crisis?
Airbnb raised its first round the month the stock market bottomed.
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I think people will be keeping an eye on and there will be an increased interest in marketplaces the next few months/year(s).
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Didn't Uber raise the A in 2008 on like 5m post money?
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Didn’t Uber come up right around then too?
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