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June 30, 2022

Read Balderton’s email to portfolio CEOs about the tech slowdown

“The world is now upside down”, managing partner Bernard Liautaud tells portfolio CEOs


Eleanor Warnock

3 min read

Balderton Capital team

Given the slowdown in tech and the threat of an economic downturn, investors from Sequoia to Y Combinator have been quick to share advice with their portfolio companies. 

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Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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