E146: Did the Fed break the VC model? Plus IPOs, M&A, revaluing unicorns & more

(0:00) Bestie intros!

(3:05) GOP Primary update: polling, acceptable candidates, tentpole issues

(11:56) All-In Summit 2023 recap

(24:12) IPOs and M&A heat up: Arm, Instacart, and Klaviyo go public, Cisco acquires Splunk for $28B, but did the "great reopening" fall short?

(42:34) Did the Fed break the VC model? How LPs will evaluate fund managers going forward

(50:45) Breaking down Instacart and Klaviyo's businesses

(1:01:12) Revaluing Airtable and the path forward for ZIRP-era unicorns

(1:13:14) Fed pauses rate hikes, but says rates will stay higher for longer, plus: what breaks next in the economy?

(1:32:51) Science Corner: new "inverse-vaccine" treatment is a potential game changer for autoimmune diseases

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https://youtu.be/yjj1QjZlQMM

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https://twitter.com/pitdesi/status/1704874017357025499

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https://www.saastr.com/5-interesting-learnings-from-klaviyo-at-650000000-in-arr

https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1078755080478715904

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https://twitter.com/asanwal/status/1703492397739516068

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/20/fed-rate-decision-september-2023-.html

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil

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https://hellometer.io

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-023-01086-2