After an update about 3,000 newly announced layoffs at Uber we discuss Facebook’s acquisition of GIPHY for $400M and Andreesen Horowitz’s investment in the hotly sought after Clubhouse round.

We discuss the ongoing situation related to COVID-19 especially as it relates to layoffs at Lyft, Uber and Airbnb including Uber’s contemplated acquisition of Lime and Grubhub and Airbnb hosts exploring options to book guests through other means.

In this episode, we discuss the growing number of companies and funds that are offering venture debt as another funding strategy for high growth companies and startups.

In this episode, we discuss Mary Meeker & Bond Capital’s Special COVID-19 Trends Report.

In this episode, we discuss the Coronavirus Trends report from BOND Capital, and other topics

We discuss the tools and technology of working from home or remotely before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

We discuss the economic stimulus plans around the Coronavirus known as the CARES Act.

We discuss SARS-CoV2 and its impact on the economy and startup investing.

We discuss several new large funds which have recently filed Form Ds and SoftBank’s desire for several of their portfolio companies to stop competing directly and maybe head towards profitability.

We discuss the complexities around liquidation preferences.