"Planifica para el peor escenario" - Y Combinator

Semana 20 del 2022 - 16/05/2022 - Update semanal

May 23, 2022

¡Hola! Esta semana ha pasado mucho en el mundo de inversiones, emprendimiento y Growth.

YC recomienda a los fundadores de su portafolio planificar para el peor escenario ante potencial recesión económica. Sin embargo, no todos son malas noticias: durante la crisis del 2008 nacieron empresas como WhatsApp, Uber y Airbnb. ¿Qué empresas serán las que pasen mejor esta ola?

Te comparto un resumen con algunas noticias, podcast, videos y tweets de interés.

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¿Qué noticias leer?

YC advises founders to ‘plan for the worst’ amid market teardown - Tech Crunch

“Y Combinator, a Silicon Valley kingmaker, is advising its portfolio founders to “plan for the worst” as startups across the globe scramble to navigate a sharp reversal after a 13-year bull run.
The investment firm — whose early backings include investments in Dropbox, Coinbase, Airbnb and Reddit — this week suggested startups cut their expenses and focus on extending their runways within the next 30 days. For those who don’t have the runway to “reach default alive,” YC is strongly suggesting that they consider raising money”

Tech Layoffs And Hiring Freezes Appear To Accelerate - Crunchbase

“While earlier in the year, much of the talk in the tech sector focused on falling valuations, dropping stock prices and slower funding rounds, a lot of chatter the past two months has been around something that hits much closer to home for many people.
Many tech companies are slowing or outright freezing hiring, while others are going a step further and laying employees off—and the pace seems to be accelerating”

Conoce a los 100 gamechangers en Tecnología - Rest of World - RoW

Mucho foco en los latinos (18 personas). Entre ellos Freddy Vega de Platzi, Mariana Costa de Laboratoria, Simón Borrero de Rappi y más.

From tech leaders, innovators, and investors to activists, Rest of World identified 100 people outside Silicon Valley and the West whose efforts directly impact countries where the majority of the world’s population lives.