Sourcery (3/14-3/15)

Navigating COVID-19; Response & Resources

VC’s COVID-19 Response/Resources:

• Twitter thread between Steve Schlafman & Ed Zimmerman on venture activity through downturns

• When The Music Stops: SAFEs & Convertible Notes Give VCs Massive Price Protection Ed Zimmerman / Forbes

  • Matt Turck, FirstMark Twitter Thread reply with Semil Shah, Haystack

• Samir Kaji of FRB summarizes, What I’m Hearing About Venture Right Now

• Venture Capital in the Great Recession, An exploration of early VC dynamics in and around 2008 Pitchbook

• Gloom over a new recession shifts the VC narrative for 2020 Pitchbook

• Silicon Valley's startups are facing the biggest crisis in a generation. Here's what venture capital investors say businesses should do to stay healthy and survive [Greycroft, Menlo Ventures, Mayfield, Initialized, Emergence, +7 more investors] Business Insider

• + more from The Peak (3/9-3/13)

U.S. Markets

• Jim Rogers, the famed investor who earned a 4,200% return with George Soros, told us the best 2 assets to buy for profits after a 'total collapse' in markets Business Insider

• Goldman Sachs studied every bear market in stocks since 1835 — and concluded that 3 red flags make this coronavirus-driven one unlike any other in history Business Insider

• + more from The Peak (3/9-3/13)

National COVID-19 Resources:

• UCSF Expert Panel Notes

  • Business Insider summary article: Multiple experts say up to 70% of Americans could be infected with the coronavirus and 1 million could die if no treatment is found — so people over 60 should 'stay home unless it's critical'

• CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department)

  • Cases in the U.S.

  • Information for businesses, schools, and communities

  • Travel FAQs

  • Information for laboratories

• WHO (World Health Organization)

  • Situation reports (posted daily)

Additional Resources:

• One Medical COVID-19 Updates Webinar for Employers

• Parsley Health

  • Cold, Flu, or Coronavirus? Here’s Exactly What to Do If You Feel Sick

  • Chronic Disease, Coronavirus, and Doctor’s Orders for Boosting Your Immunity

Extras:

• During a pandemic, Isaac Newton had to work from home, too. He used the time wisely The Washington Post

• Winning Strategies for Service Marketplaces Point Nine

• An Overlooked Opportunity: The past, present and future of FemTech

• FTI's 2020 Tech Trends