E117: Did Stripe miss its window? Plus: VC market update, AI comes for SaaS, Trump's savvy move
from All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
by All-In Podcast, LLC
Published: Fri Feb 24 2023
Show Notes
(0:00) Bestie intro: Jason's Japan trip!
(1:04) Stripe's precarious situation: Did it miss its window? Breaking down its $4B tax bill, slowing growth curve, enterprise vs SMB customers, scalability issues, and more
()Lessons for founders: How ZIRP can skew CAC and LTV calculations, burn multiple
()VC market update: ZIRP mistakes, VC as a "must-have" asset class for LPs, how the 2021vintage can be saved
()AI's outsized impact on SaaS and real-world businesses
()Advice from Steve Jobs on customer-first product development, Section 230 update
()Trump's savvy visit to East Palestine and 2024strategy, Biden's visit to Ukraine, China's position
()Tinfoil hat corner
()Bestie wrap up!
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Referenced in the show:
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-stripes-55-billion-pitch-to-investors
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/the-private-tech-company-that-let-employee-stock-grants-evaporate
https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/11/zuckerberg-says-he-was-too-afraid-of-taking-facebook-public
https://sacks.substack.com/p/enterprises-vs-smbs-whos-the-better-customer-for-b2b-saas-startups-9a0d4efe69e9
https://sacks.substack.com/p/the-burn-multiple-51a7e43cb200
https://twitter.com/tylertringas/status/1627449217294958592
https://chamathreads.substack.com/p/higher-rates-will-lead-to-the-next
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https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/02/not-like-the-nine-greatest-experts-on-the-internet-justices-seem-leery-of-broad-ruling-on-section-230
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/20/on-the-record-press-call-by-senior-administration-officials-on-president-bidens-trip-to-ukraine
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