Coronavirus pandemic provides parallels with 2008 for VC investors - Business Insider

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'History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes.' We asked top VC investors what they look for during a downturn and how to build great companies in a crisis

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We asked investors with experience investing in downturns what to look for in a downturn and where they see opportunity. Increased uncertainty surrounding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has seen startup investors pull term sheets, slash valuations, and pull out of deals. Asel cites the formation of Cisco, founded in 1984, and its development despite the 1987 market crash and the events of Black Monday, and the success of Google amid the dotcom bust in the late 1990s and early 2000s as good examples of companies coming through adversity. The decisions that companies take now to ensure that they survive the crisis will make the difference come the end, according to Michiel Kotting, a partner at Northzone.

Investors cited the explosion in the app economy and the rise of online marketplaces as key to the success of companies founded during the last downturn.Less capital may be good for resetting the ecosystem

 

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