Negative Venture Returns, GM Kneecaps Cruise, and Finix joins the TWiST500 | E2059

Episode • Dec 12, 2024 • 1h 6m

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Todays show:

Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss the reporting that Tiger Global's 2021-era fund is not only posting poor results, it's lagging peers from the same timeframe. Then, the pair also interview Suvir Wadhwa, founder and CEO of Flite, a former Launch accelerator company, and dug into the Cruise-GM news along with a peek at the next head of the FTC.

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(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show

(2:19) Tiger Global's investment strategy and performance

(5:49) Challenges of quick capital deployment and market timing

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(11:15) Impact of losing key investors or advisors on startups

(12:24) Public market trends affecting private investments

(16:09) Market downturns' effects on startups and investors

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(21:16) Political influences on market and technology sectors

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(38:20) Changes in the FTC leadership and impacts on startups

(41:40) Finix's addition to the TWiST500

(44:53) GM's scale-back on Cruise and future implications

(51:25) Self-driving technology's impact on car ownership

(52:39) Flite's Suvir Wadhwa joins the show

(54:18) Flite's business model, AI benefits, and market reach

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Check out E1207: How Tiger Global is outpacing VC with fast, cheap capital ft. Founders Fund’s Everett Randle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koDKxjHe_Kk

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