Jason Calacanis
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indigestion period, I would say.
And some people, I think Instacart wound up going from $30 billion down to $10 billion when they went public.
And some people, I think Instacart wound up going from $30 billion down to $10 billion when they went public.
And it was like, OK, we've got to dig out of a hole, the last series of investors.
And it was like, OK, we've got to dig out of a hole, the last series of investors.
And that is the unintended consequence of this, because you don't have anybody setting a proper valuation for the company in some reasonable way.
And that is the unintended consequence of this, because you don't have anybody setting a proper valuation for the company in some reasonable way.
What about funds?
What about funds?
I get approached by a lot of people, offshore, et cetera, hey, take your next seed fund.
I get approached by a lot of people, offshore, et cetera, hey, take your next seed fund.
You're going to do a $50 million fund.
You're going to do a $50 million fund.
Let's put it on the chain.
Let's put it on the chain.
And then, hey, if you were one of my LPs and you were like, oh, I need liquidity, I could just sell it to somebody else.
And then, hey, if you were one of my LPs and you were like, oh, I need liquidity, I could just sell it to somebody else.
Or if I was an LP in a Sequoia fund and I wanted to sell you the interest, you could buy it for me.
Or if I was an LP in a Sequoia fund and I wanted to sell you the interest, you could buy it for me.
And we could just take our wallets out and zip zip.