American Mania and Startups
A few years ago, I read a book called "American Mania: When More is Not Enough" by Peter Whybrow, who is director of the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA. One of the core tenets of the book is that boom and bust cycles have compressed in frequency and increased in severity…
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Are frenzied VC investing and jittery markets reason for concern?
Over the past two weeks, I've seen several signs that we may be on the precipice of another bubble burst. TechCrunch reported earlier in the week that VC investing has reached it's highest level since 2001 - $979 million was invested in Q2 alone, 52% more than…
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