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TWiST News: M.G. Siegler Explains the Current Venture Crisis and Google’s Antitrust Woes | E2023

E2023 • Oct 9, 2024 • 75 mins

M.G. Siegler joins Jason and Alex to discuss the current venture capital crisis, and challenges in the venture industry, particularly in early-stage returns and high valuations. They also address future exits and the impact of regulatory measures on M&A, Google's antitrust case, and much more!

Key Points

The venture capital industry is currently experiencing a dual challenge: an oversupply of capital at the early stages and a broken late-stage market with overvalued startups and limited exits.
The regulatory environment has created a chilling effect on mergers and acquisitions, which historically have been crucial for recycling capital and talent within the startup ecosystem.
The potential solutions for Google's antitrust issues might include breaking up its deals with Apple, spinning off YouTube, or making its search data available via API, although these remedies could have complex and far-reaching implications.

Speakers

MG Siegler

Guest • 28%

Jason Calacanis

Host • 52%

Jason Calacanis

Host • 1%

Bianca Veltri

Host • 1%

Alex Wilhelm

Host • 17%

Chapters

0:00	M.G. Siegler joins Jason and Alex
5:05	M.G. Siegler's journey from journalism to venture capital
8:33	Differences between journalism and venture capital
10:02	Gusto - Get three months free when you run your first payroll at https://gusto.com/twist
11:02	Media training and transparency in companies
14:11	Venture capital's current state and CRV's capital return
16:23	Challenges and opportunities in the venture industry
18:42	Early stage venture returns and the impact of high valuations
21:42	Oracle - Try OCI and save up to 50% on your cloud bill at https://w⁠⁠⁠⁠ww.oracle.com/twist
23:07	Future exits and liquidity evaluations in startups
27:14	Acquisitions, hackquisitions, and regulatory impact on M&A
34:09	Venture capital dynamics and fundraising during market downturn
35:48	Predictions for the startup market recovery
38:02	Linear - Streamline issues, projects, and product roadmaps in a tool your team will actually enjoy using. Get 25% off at https://www.linear.app/twist
38:57	AI competition among tech giants and Meta's hardware challenges
45:47	Venture capital dynamics and favorite AI tools
49:08	Google's antitrust case
55:25	Possible effects of opening Google's search API
1:03:41	Potential Google spin-offs
1:06:27	Audience Q&A

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