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Nov 20
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20VC: Cursor Raises $2.3BN: Who Wins the...

Harry Stebbings
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AGENDA:

04:47 Cursor Raises $2.3BN at $29BN Valuation

11:36 What Gemini 3 Means for Lovable, Cursor and Replit

30:54 Peter Thiel and Softbank Sell NVIDIA: The Bubble Bursting?

48:54 Oracle Credit Default Swaps: The Risk is Increasing

01:07:22 Stripe Does Tender at All-Time High: Why the Best Companies Will Never IPO

01:19:18 Why Retail WIll Cause a Surge of Capital into VC Funds

 

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