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Thursday links: the return of the home page

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Does that mean you are less enamored of Berkshire shares at current valuations? ' (barrons.com) How long will Ajit Jain stay in the lead of Berkshire's insurance business? newyorker.com) What to do about startups that borrowed money in age of ZIRP. semafor.com) Economy The quits rate keeps falling.

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Wednesday links: an awesome product

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marginalrevolution.com) Finance Private equity is stuck between elevated valuations high interest rates and a moribund IPO market. variety.com) Streaming is so complicated that it needs a startup to help consumers navigate it. entertainmentstrategyguy.com) Global It's hard to put a positive spin on Brexit for the UK economy.

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Thursday links: embracing imperfection

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nytimes.com) Is Austin, TX losing its luster as a startup hub? techcrunch.com) SpaceX SpaceX is reportedly planning a tender offer for employee shares at a $175 billion valuation. axios.com) Economy Kyla Scanlon, "People are complex and economics doesn’t (can’t!) yahoo.com) Why SpaceX continues to win new launch business.

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Sunday links: biased expectations

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Markets Cullen Roche, "This has been one of the more fascinating years in economic and market history." michaelparekh.substack.com) Venture capital Q2 2023 startup data from AngelList show median valuations back to pre-pandemic levels. should let China continue to shoot itself in the (economic) foot.

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Wednesday links: something completely different

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institutionalinvestor.com) Startup valuations trended down in the second half of 2022. angellist.com) Economic uncertainty is not slow the pace of investment at Brookfield Infrastructure Partners ($BIP). institutionalinvestor.com) Economy Retail sales fell 1.1% in December 2022.

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Sunday links: pricing in risk

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platformer.news) VC You can expect to see more startups closing up shop as funding dries. wsj.com) How a seed investor approaches valuation discussions. nytimes.com) Economy How will the fertility crisis affect GDP growth? axios.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. om.co) Twitter really hates paying its bills.

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Transcript: Albert Wenger

The Big Picture

You graduate Harvard in 1990, with an Economics and Computer Science degree, perfect for the explosion of the Internet; a PhD from MIT and Information Technology in ‘96. WENGER: Yeah, that had really been my goal since my own first startup in ’96, ‘97, which was a company called W3Health that ultimately failed. Why is that?

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