Great Chat

Tech's short-term era

July 30, 2026·42 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Venture capital used to be the most patient money in finance. So why does it suddenly look like day trading? This week on Great Chat, the group digs into tech’s short-term era: founders leaving their own companies for nine-figure packages, emerging managers pitching early DPI, researchers switching teams, and a YC Startup School that filled Chase Center with mega-church energy. Plus, TK is back, Anthropic loses its aura, and Kalshi had a rough week. An optimistic takeaway: if no reputation is permanent, neither is any failure. Keep swinging. Mercury is back as the headline sponsor for year two of Great Chat. Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC. This podcast is edited by Eric Johnson from ⁠⁠LightningPod

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