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Hello and welcome back to Equitya podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuances behind the headlines.
This is the second of a two-part series looking back at 2023. Mary Ann and Alex invited two of our colleagues to help us discuss some of the biggest events of the year. Here’s what we got into!
- The Rise and Fall of SVB: A lot has happened since the chaos at Silicon Valley Bank unfolded earlier this year, but the family-owned tech bank’s sudden and shocking downfall has sent ripples across the global tech landscape. Venture was impacted, public companies were impacted, and some startups actually got a boost!
- Chaos in OpenAI: Another period of high drama in tech this year with force over the weekend was Sam Altman’s ouster from his role at OpenAI, only for the tide to turn completely in short order, with Altman returning to the team and most of the people who they wanted him out. they left themselves. That’s still a work in progress, so we had Devin Coldewey to help us figure out what’s coming next.
- SBF Trial: He was long. It was tiring. Occasionally it was very interesting. But eventually, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of various financial crimes related to his now-failed cryptocurrency exchange. We invited Jacquie Melinek back to the show to revisit the saga with us.
You can find the first part of our year-end roundup here if you need even more! And don’t forget, Equity has even more great stuff in store for you, so stay close to your favorite podcast app.
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