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E1038: News Roundtable! Index Ventures’ Sarah Cannon & TechCrunch’s Alex Wilhelm on COVID-19’s impact so far: lessons learned, Sarah’s stimulus plan, endgame scenarios & more

03.21.2020 - By Jason CalacanisPlay

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1:04 Jason intros Alex Wilhelm & Sarah Cannon

5:00 COVID-19: Where are we now?

10:12 Have would Obama have handled this situation? What are the proper next steps?

15:29 Sarah lays out her economic stimulus plan

20:29 How much has the political landscape changed over the last few months?

22:08 How would a stimulus plan work in practice?

24:36 What will change about the gig economy and healthcare coverage?

28:35 Will the average American citizen's perspective on the world change?

33:23 Alex shares his thoughts on the media's handling of COVID-19, and what Twitter's role has been during the crisis

45:09 Jason's theory on what we should do differently next time around, and it is applicable in America?

50:08 What is the endgame of COVID-19? How long will it last and how bad will it get?

1:00:42 Chances of civil unrest/chaos? Are testing incentives the best way to bend the curve?

1:10:14 Thoughts on WeWork/SoftBank news & why Sarah didn't invest

1:13:22 How Sarah is advising her portfolio companies during COVID-19, benefits of overcapitalization

1:18:42 Durability of SaaS revenue during a recession

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