Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the startup business, where we break down the numbers and nuances behind the headlines.
This was Y Combinator Week in a sense, as the well-known accelerator showcased hundreds of startups over the course of two days. We had some ideas about that. but! There was a lot going for it Mary AnnAnd Natasha And Alex to dig into, so we have a little something for everyone today.
Here are the show notes, enjoy!
- First, support our sibling podcast and the chain reaction at Webbys! They deserve it and we vote for them too.
- As for our deals of the week: Monument and Tempest share private patient data with advertisers, Acorns is buying GoHenry, and Alex has notes on how the venture capital market is shaping up in the first quarter.
- Looking for all the Y Combinator notes your heart could desire? You can find our favorites from day one and two in those links, and read this Natasha piece on why Bay is back.
- We also took the time to discuss the term “demo day” for an event where, you know, there are no demos.
- Latin America is back on the show thanks to Mary Ann, giving us a good reminder that we haven’t spent enough time looking at the region lately.
- We hung out with Frank, a candid conversation that had us shaking our heads frankly. Fraud is bad, and almost doubly so when it comes to startups, where trust plays a very important role.
The stocks will be back in your ears Monday morning, cheers until then!
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Never Leak Data, But Especially If You’re Building This by Alex Wilhelm originally posted on TechCrunch