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SBIR Notes • May 2025
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Hi!

I was wrong in 2020 – Startup Funding didn’t get worse (So what happens now?)

In 2020, in the teeth of a worldwide pandemic, economy stopping restrictions and government inaction or (often) misapplied aaction, I frankly thought we’d have some seriously tough economic times, and therefore tough startup capital times! In hindsight, I was very wrong, but at the time, I wrote about Skiing the Avalanche while raising money in the DoBox days (and offered lessons learned). I offered advice on How to Manage Your Cashflow in Uncertain Times (still relevant!). I asked, Tough Time Raising Capital? VC Investors Say it’s Going to Get Worse and offered some suggestions on What to Do! I put together a list of 5 Changes In Startup Funding in a Down Economy to help startups prepare...

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