Pre-work: Read NVCA’s white paper on Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months

Audio above.

Section Take-aways

• If you have venture funding (or are seeking venture funding), you should absolutely listen to this segment.
• Arlan shares how the economic crisis is impacting the startup ecosystem and how the NVCA is advocating for startup ecosystem stimulus programs
• investors' behaviors are changing which impacts the fundraising ability of startups
• the current state of the world and stimulus programs are impacting underestimated founders even moreso
• venture capitalists may not have the money you think they do 

Activities to Apply Your New Knowledge 

Ask yourself:

• How does the crisis impact the ability of startups to fundraise?
• How can stimulus packages help startups?
• Knowing what you know now, what can you and your company do to survive and thrive?

Additional resources 

Resources: 

• NVCA: Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months
• Backstage COVID-19 Resources

Association

• NVCA

Books: 

• It’s About Damn Time 

Podcasts: 

• Your First Million - Timely insights for entrepreneurs and investors from the NVCA
• Bootstrapped VC 

People:

• Sophia Amoruso
• Minda Harts

Companies:

• Capway
• CareAcademy
• Paladin
• Bitwise
• Gusto
• WeFunder
• UBS
• RebelCPA
• Room
• Lesbians Who Team