Bonfire of the Unicorns

<p><strong>Contents</strong></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/135696527/editorial">Editorial: </a><strong>Bonfire of the Unicorns</strong></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/135696527/essays-of-the-week">Essays of the Week</a></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://investing1012dot0.substack.com/p/historical-futurism?utm_medium=email">Historical Futurism</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://cowboy-investing.com/2021/11/08/venture-capital-and-the-retail-investor/">Venture Capital and the Retail Investor</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://ventureunlocked.substack.com/p/tomasz-tunguz-of-theory-ventures#details">Raising a fund in a downturn</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://digitstodollars.com/2023/07/26/fundraising-in-confusing-times/">Fundraising in Confusing Times</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marc-penkala_venturecapital-fundoffund-limitedpartner-activity-7090586695217098752-TOM3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop">Fundraising is Hard - Fund of Fund Fundraising is Harder</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.ai-cio.com/news/unicorns-hobbled-amid-vc-pullbacks/">Unicorns Hobbled Amid VC Pullbacks</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/the-unicorn-fire-sales-ahead?rc=7tduvt">The Unicorn Fire Sales Ahead</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/02/hopin-ringcentral/">Hopin, the struggling virtual conference unicorn, sells events and engagement units to RingCentral</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://theessentialpodcast.libsyn.com/reset-rethink-assessing-venture-capital-with-gen-teare-of-crunchbase">Reset &amp; Rethink – Assessing Venture Capital with Gené Teare of Crunchbase</a></p> </li> </ul> </li> <li><p><strong>Video of the Week</strong></p> <ul> <li><p>LK-99 - Room Temperature Super Conductor</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li><p><a href="https://thatwastheweek.substack.com/i/135696527/ai-of-the-week">AI of the Week</a></p> <ul> <li><p><a h