The Information reports that Sequoia Capital has issued a warning to its startup founders, detailing a series of moves that should be taken to avoid a “death spiral.”
“Its latest warning to its portfolio companies takes the form of a 52-slide presentation, a copy of which was viewed by The Information. Sequoia described the current combination of turbulent financial markets, inflation and geopolitical conflict as a “crucible moment” of uncertainty and change. Sequoia told founders not to expect a speedy economic bounceback akin to what followed the start of the pandemic because, it warned, the monetary and fiscal policy tools that propelled that recovery “have been exhausted.””
Sitting here in Silicon Valley today, where one bedroom shacks still fetch $1.5 million despite sliding tech stock prices, it’s not hard to imagine that the worst is yet to come.
Futures are up modestly this morning, with our analog still on track.
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