5 Ways Venture Funding Will Radically Change In This New World

Startups need to brace for fewer seed rounds, harsher terms and more earthly valuations

Adam Bluestein
Marker
Published in
9 min readMay 13, 2020

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“My mom used to tell me, ‘I think you were born with a horseshoe up your ass,’” says Eric Rea.

He has reason to feel lucky. He’s CEO of Podium, a messaging platform for small businesses…

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Adam Bluestein
Marker

I write about business, science, and things that people do for fun. Work published in Fast Company, Inc., Men’s Journal, Proto, Marker. Vermonter by choice.