Bill Gurley and Chetan Puttagunta An Update on Consumer & Enterprise Venture Capital - [Invest Like the Best, EP.162]

Published: March 13, 2020, 9:30 a.m.

b'My guests today are Bill Gurley and Chetan Puttagunta, both partners at benchmark capital. We review the early stage investing world in the face of coronavirus in a very timely conversation, which is one that will remain valuable once this crisis is done. We discuss enterprise and consumer, funding and growth, and the entrepreneurial spirit in the face of a crisis. Please enjoy.\\n This episode is brought to by\\xa0Koyfin.\\n For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.\\n Sign up for the book club, where you\\u2019ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub.\\n Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag\\n \\xa0\\n Show Notes\\n 1:44 \\u2013 (First question) \\u2013 Landscape for venture capital ecosystem\\n 6:47 \\u2013 The experience in 2009 and the entrepreneurs that tend to rise to the top\\n 8:24 \\u2013 The relationship between early stage companies and public investors\\n 10:45 \\u2013 How this crisis impacts enterprise businesses vs the broader corporate sector\\n 14:46 \\u2013 Advice for early stage companies in a period like this\\n 18:23 \\u2013 What Chetan was doing during the last downturn and what he learned during it\\n 20:27 \\u2013 Early stage vs late stage companies in this environment\\n \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 22:57 \\u2013 On the Road to Recap\\n 23:00 \\u2013 Benefits of being small in a period like this\\n 25:22 \\u2013 How portfolio companies are responding and pivoting during this period\\n 29:33 \\u2013 Best practices for remote companies\\n 31:39 \\u2013 Themes that stand out during this period\\n 34:51 \\u2013 Closing thoughts\\xa0\\n Learn More\\n For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.\\xa0\\n Sign up for the book club, where you\\u2019ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub\\n Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag'