Why the Pandemic Startup Apocalypse Never Happened

For many companies, unexpected circumstances became the perfect storm for massive growth

Aaron Dinin, PhD
Marker
Published in
7 min readFeb 16, 2021

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An animation of a man riding a “startup” rocketship with dollar signs upwards on a graph tracking Growth against Time.
Animation by Carolyn Figel for Marker

“Coronavirus is the black swan of 2020.” So began the ominous letter that venture capital firm Sequoia Capital sent to the founders and CEOs of its portfolio companies on March 5 of last year. In many ways, the note was prescient…

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Aaron Dinin, PhD
Marker
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I teach entrepreneurship at Duke. Software Engineer. PhD in English. I write about the mistakes entrepreneurs make since I’ve made plenty. More @ aarondinin.com