How the Psychology of Silicon Valley Contributed to a Bank Collapse
[colabot3] In just a few years, news specials and academic papers will mark 100 years since the start of the Great Depression. Archival photographs will be dusted off to display…
How Venture Capital Can Avoid the Next Silicon Valley Bank Fiasco
[colabot3] In the audience imagination, venture capitalists are often seen as independent wealthy actors seeding early-stage companies with their personal money. But the vast majority of VC capital is from…
The Weekend Silicon Valley Stared Into the Abyss
[colabot3] On Friday, March 10, Mike Wheeler, president and chief legal officer of payroll startup Patriot Software, was on a five-day cruise off the coast of Florida celebrating his brother’s…
The Ugly Lessons of Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse
[colabot3] At first glance, the Silicon Valley Bank debacle seems to be a cut-and-dried financial caper. The executives running the 16th-largest bank in the US made the wrong choices in…
What the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Means for Science Start-ups
[colabot3] The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) late on 10 March sent science and technology start-up companies into chaos, and has left many questioning where investment will come from…
Wine, Skiing, and Loans: How Silicon Valley Bank Became Startups’ Best Friend
[colabot3] Generally, it offered among the least-restrictive terms and equally competitive interest rates, entrepreneurs say. If a borrower failed, SVB was known to handle it more gracefully than other lenders.…