Plus Snapchat layoffs, Clearco’s departure and large modifications at Y Combinator
Hiya and welcome again to Fairness, a podcast in regards to the enterprise of startups, the place we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.
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Now, to the present notes. Right here’s what we’ve got in retailer for you:
- Offers of the Week: Stacked, which is taking up Twitch with a web3 twist; Astro, which desires to assist join Latin American builders to American corporations; Anchor, which is constructing a BaaS platform in Africa.
- From there we riffed on the massive modifications at Y Combinator, and what it means for an early-stage enterprise agency managing over $3.2 billion in belongings. The manager shift touched down simply upfront of subsequent week’s demo day. Subsequent week goes to be busy.
- Then Mary Ann walked us by way of points at actual estate-focused fintech startups, specifically that they’re burning an excessive amount of cash. Naturally this meant that we needed to point out Higher.com, once more.
- And we closed with layoff information from Snap and Clearco. Each tales are vastly totally different, however examine within the layoffs, retraction in worldwide presence and promise for extra focus sooner or later.
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